97-year-old Woman Becomes Second-oldest COVID-19 Survivor In Assam

A 97-year-old woman, Jyotsna Rani Deb, becomes the second-oldest Covid-19 survivor in Assam.

The resident of the Udharbond area in the Cachar district went through 12-day-long treatment in Silchar Medical College and Hospital. After recovery, she was felicitated by the doctors for being the oldest COVID-19 survivor and then discharged on Monday afternoon.

According to Hindustan Times, Dr Riturag Thakuria, the nodal officer for COVID-19 at the hospital confirmed that the patient was admitted to the Silchar Medical College and Hospital on July 7 with kyphosis and breathing issues.

“Kyphosis or hunchback is an abnormally curved spine, most common in older women. It makes breathing difficult. Deb tested positive when she arrived at our hospital on July 7."

"She also had dementia which made our task even more difficult because she did not recognise anything. We had to appoint a doctor to look after her mental stability,” Thakuria said.

He further informed that she improved gradually and tested negative for COVID-19 on Sunday. Deb was kept in the hospital for another day under observation after which she was released on Monday.

Last year in September, 100-year-old Mai Handique from Tezpur survived the battle against COVID-19  in Mahendra Mohan Chowdhury Hospital (MMCH) in Guwahati. She became Assam's oldest COVID-19 patient after battling the disease for almost 10 days.

Before Handique, the resident of the Mothers’ Old Age Home, was discharged the doctors and nurses had a small celebration over it, as per reports.

As per reports, the second-oldest person in the world, a 1904 born French nun Sister André, beat the disease earlier this year. The 117-year-old self-isolated for several weeks but didn’t display any symptoms of the virus.

The nun appears under her birth name, Lucile Randon and is the oldest known person in Europe and the second-oldest in the world. Japanese woman Kane Tanaka being the world’s oldest person who turned 118 on January 2.