A 101-year-old grandad has left hospital after beating coronavirus.
Keith Watson, from Worcestershire, was admitted to hospital for surgery on his leg but later tested positive for Covid-19 after developing a high temperature.
He spent two weeks in the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch being treated for the virus but was discharged on Wednesday.
The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust posted a photo of the grandad, who is now back in his care home, and the nurses that looked after him and it has been shared thousands of times on Facebook.
It said: “This is Keith, he’s 101 years old.
“He went home today after beating Coronavirus.
“Well done to everyone on Ward 12 at the Alexandra Hospital for looking after Keith so well for the past two weeks!”
Mr Watson’s daughter-in-law Jo Watson told the BBC the reaction had been “a bit mad”.
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.”
