Russian Doctors Successfully Treat 100-Year-Old COVID-19 Patient, Local Health Authority Says

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Medical doctors from the town hospital within the Russian metropolis of Samara efficiently handled a 100-year-old affected person admitted with COVID-19 a number of weeks prior, the native well being authority mentioned on Saturday.

“A 100-year-old feminine affected person was discharged from the an infection ward in Samara’s metropolis hospital. She had been receiving crucial medical remedy for a number of weeks and was discharged after full recuperation. Hospital docs will proceed to observe her well being at residence,” the authorities mentioned.

Based on the native well being division, round 10 p.c of all admitted sufferers with COVID-19 are over 80 years outdated. The aged are essentially the most affected by the pandemic and have essentially the most extreme instances.

The an infection ward in Samara’s metropolis hospital was opened in October final yr, and has been offering care to over 1,200 COVID-19 sufferers ever since. Over the course of the pandemic, a complete of 46,276 instances of the coronavirus an infection had been confirmed within the Samara area, 42,533 folks have been cured whereas 900 sufferers died.