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97-year-old Thane man defeats COVID-19

The nonagenarian was treated for a fortnight at a civic-run COVID-19 hospital and discharged on Wednesday afternoon

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Thane, April 15

A 97-year-old man from Thane in Maharashtra has managed to defeat COVID-19 and returned home after a 15-day treatment at a civic hospital here, doctors said on Thursday.

The nonagenarian, a resident of Kalyan, was treated for a fortnight at a civic-run COVID-19 hospital and discharged on Wednesday afternoon, they said.

He was in the ICU for severe lung infection and low oxygen levels, but finally managed to recover from COVID-19, the doctors said. PTI

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