Hyderabad: A 110-year-old man has recovered COVID-19 in a hospital here, and thus probably became one of the oldest patients in the country recovering from the dreaded virus, doctors said Wednesday.
Ramananda Teertha was admitted to Gandhi Hospital on April 24 with mild treatment COVID-19 symptoms and low satiety levels.
Raja Rao, superintendent of Gandhi Hospital, said Teertha has now recovered COVID-19 and its saturation levels also improved to 97.
According to the doctors, Teertha has now tested negative for COVID-19 but he will remain under observation in the general ward of the hospital for a few more days.
They said the centenarian had a wonderful recovery because he had no additional illnesses.
Teertha has no family and lives alone in an ashram at Keesara near Hyderabad.
He had an accident a few years ago and was admitted to Gandhi Hospital where a doctor came forward to help him.
Anupama, a gynecologist, arranged for the elderly to receive food and shelter.
Source: The Siasat Daily