A 101-year-old man has recovered from coronavirus and been discharged from hospital.
Keith Watson of Worcestershire was admitted to hospital for surgery but tested positive for coronavirus after developing a fever.
He was treated for two weeks at Alexandra Hospital in Redditch and went home on Thursday, according to a Facebook post by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which manages the hospital.
The post, which has been shared well over 7,000 times, read: “Well done to everyone on Ward 12 at the Alexandra Hospital for looking after Keith so well for the past two weeks.”
Matthew Hopkins, Chief Executive of the trust, said in a statement: “Our staff across all our hospitals are doing a magnificent job in working to put patients first through one of the most challenging periods in the history of the NHS.
“This includes front line staff working under tremendous pressure looking after coronavirus patients and also those working tirelessly behind the scenes to support them.
“We are delighted that Keith could be safely discharged home. This is a huge morale boost for our staff who are working day in day out to provide the best possible care for our patients,” he added.
Mr Watson’s daughter-in-law, Jo Watson, told BBC Hereford and Worcester that the centenarian was “doing OK” and his recovery was “amazing”.
She said: “We didn’t know anything about this Facebook page until a member of the family had it pop up and it’s gone a bit mad.
“He was in hospital having taken a tumble at his care home and needed surgery and that was a big enough ordeal at 101, but he got through that.
“Having gone in for the operation is one thing and then when we learnt he was tested positive we were thinking the worst… but he’s amazing for his age.”
