97-year old woman defeats coronavirus

Qom, April 11, IRNA – A 97-year old woman defeated coronavirus and was discharged from hospital on Saturday. She was the fourth person above 85 that survived the potentially deadly virus. Also, a centenarian man in Qom defeated coronavirus and was discharged from hospital on April 5. When leaving Forghani Hospital in Qom, Ali-Akbar Afshari, 100, thanked and prayed for the medical staff of the hospital. Afshari proved that even very old people are able to do unbelievable things. On Sunday, a 106-old patient recovered from the deadly virus after 14 days of hospitalization. On March 31, a 98-year old lady, Mrs. Hassanzadeh from Mashad, northeastern Iran, defeated the potentially deadly coronavirus after 27 days of medical treatment. Also, Ali-Akbar Shireen-Kalaam, 89, could survive from the virus after 20 days. Head of Iran's Health Ministry's Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Saturday that 41,947 people out of a total of 70,029 infected by the coronavirus have survived whereas 4,357 have lost their lives fighting COVID-19. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish