April 29, 2021
Reuters
DELHI - A 105-year-old centenarian and his 95-year-old wife living in India s Maharashtra state have beaten Covid-19 after successful treatment, offering a glimmer of hope as the country s death toll from the disease surged past 200,000 on Wednesday (April 28).
Dhenu Umaji Chavan and his wife Motabai contracted the virus in March and were admitted to a government hospital in the state s Latur district.
They were discharged on April 4 after 10 days of successful treatment.
The couple s son, Suresh Chavan, said he hoped their recovery would give people hope and confidence in their own ability to heal.
Maharashtra state is one of the worst-hit by the pandemic.
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105-year-old man, 95-year-old wife beat COVID in Maharashtra ANI | Updated: Apr 28, 2021 23:59 IST
Latur (Maharashtra) [India], April 28 (ANI): A 105-year-old man and his 95-year-old wife have recovered from COVID-19 in Maharashtra s Latur.
The elderly couple- Dhenu Umaji Chavan and his wife Motabai Dhenu Chavan- were hospitalised for 10 days in Vilasrao Deshmukh Institute of Medical Sciences in Latur. The two patients were admitted here by their children on 25 March. We examined them. They had fever and breathing problems at that time. The elderly couple were put on oxygen support and were also given doses of the antiviral from time to time, Dr Sudhir Deshmukh told ANI on Wednesday.