103-year-old man defeats coronavirus in Palghar

A 103-year-old man Shamrao Ingle has defeated coronavirus in Palghar in Maharashtra has recovered from COVID-19 despite being in the vulnerable age group, officials said on Sunday. Ingle, a native of Virendra Nagar area was admitted to a rural COVID-19 hospital in Palghar after he contracted the virus.

He was discharged on Saturday after recovering from the disease, a spokesperson of the district collectorate said in a release.

A per the doctors of the hospital, Ingle responded well to the medical treatment provided to him and co-operated with the staff at the facility.

He walked out of the hospital on Saturday. Ingle was greeted by Palghar Collector Dr Manik Gursal and the hospital staff with flowers at the time of his discharge.

Palghar district has so far reported a total of 95,682 COVID-19 cases and 1,715 deaths due to the disease, as per official figures.