Coronavirus: 101-Year-Old Italian Man Recovers

A 101-year-old man who tested positive for coronavirus has been released from hospital, Gloria Lisi, the deputy mayor of Rimini, Italy, said in a statement Thursday.

The man, referred to as “Mr. P” in the statement, was born in 1919 — in the middle of another tragic world pandemic. Mr. P. was hospitalized in Rimini last week after testing positive for Covid-19.

Rimini registered 1,189 coronavirus cases as of Thursday, according to the Italian Civil Protection Department.