New Delhi: A 106 year-old man from Nawabganj area of Delhi successfully fought off the deadly virus and recovered within 17 days of treatment, a source said on Wednesday.
According to reports, Mukhtar Ahmed tested positive for coronavirus on April 14. Further, he was undergoing treatment at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital. A source said that he was discharged on May 1 after he tested negative for the COVID-19 test twice.
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Mukhtar was suspected to have contracted the deadly virus from his son who is presently undergoing treatment in Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
"Initially, my father tested positive for COVID-19 thereafter my mother and brother and grandfather also reported positive for the infection. Although everyone has recovered, my father is under treatment and I am sure he will come out of it," Mukhtar's grandson said.