While elderly people and people with co-morbid conditions have become more vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic as they account for larger infections and deaths due to the virus, a 97-year-old man has now inspired the rest of nonagenarians and septuagenarians and others after he combated the pandemic and successfully recovered from the disease. 

A 97-year-old man is a native of Agra and he is one of the oldest persons in the country to get contracted to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was admitted to Nayati Hospital on April 29 for further treatments. He was reportedly suffering from hypertension, which is his comorbidity, and initially, he was under the ventilator support for the regular supply of oxygen and he had withstood the discomforts and health condition which had let him battle the virus along with the comorbidity.

He has successfully battled the infection and discharged from the hospital on Wednesday after complete recovery and now he has become one of the oldest patients to revive back from the infection and his recovery has been described as a 'ray of hope' by the local authorities. 

#Agra #CovidUpdates
97 years old Mr Gupta a #Covid19 patient discharged hail & healthy from L-2 facility Nayati Agra ;He is a motivation to all of us & ray of hope to all #Covid19 patients especially of older age

Salute to #CoronaWarrior Mr Gupta
👏👏@UPGovt #AabharAgra 🙏 pic.twitter.com/iA3soEwfP7

— Prabhu N Singh (@PrabhuNs_) June 11, 2020

Agra has reported 1,008 COVID-19 cases so far as of Friday, but, his successful recovery is now the talk of the town while fighting against the pandemic as news of his discharge had waved a huge cheer among the residents of the city and a thumbs-up among the medical teams who are on the frontline in combating the spread. 

Sharing the news on Twitter, Agra District Magistrate said that the recovery of a nonagenarian will lend hope, especially to people of the older age and he further offered his salute to the warriors fighting the human to human transmitting disease. 

According to the PTI, District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh said the medical team was monitoring the health of the 97-year-old man daily and it was so delightful that his test result returned negative following which he was discharged and when people are trying to take their lives sometimes after getting COVID-19 positive, this elderly man has become as a ray of hope and his recovery is a matter of pride for the historic city.