93-Year-Old Grandmother Fully Recovers from COVID-19 Three Weeks After Diagnosis at Incheon Gil Hospital

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] A 93-year-old woman who was diagnosed with COVID-19 and was being treated at Incheon Gil Hospital has been declared fully recovered and discharged after three weeks of hospitalization. She is the oldest COVID-19 patient to recover among those treated at the nationally designated hospital in Incheon.

According to Incheon City on the 1st, the woman, born in 1928, was diagnosed with COVID-19 on the 8th of last month in her residence in Andong, Gyeongbuk, and was admitted to Andong Medical Center. However, due to pneumonia symptoms and a critical condition at the time of admission, she was transferred the next day to Incheon Gil Hospital, which has a nationally designated bed.

With 24-hour intensive care from the medical staff at Gil Hospital, her condition rapidly improved, and she tested negative for COVID-19 in two tests conducted on the 30th and 31st of last month, leading to her discharge the day before.

Kim Hye-kyung, head of the Incheon City quarantine task force, said, "This case is significant as it shows that even elderly patients with severe conditions can overcome COVID-19 with appropriate treatment."

Meanwhile, the oldest COVID-19 patient to recover in Korea so far was a 97-year-old grandmother who was declared recovered and discharged on the 26th of last month in Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongbuk.

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