109-year-old Iraqi recovers from coronavirus

MENA

Published: 2021-08-05 10:05

Last Updated: 2024-03-29 14:10


109-year-old Iraqi recovers from coronavirus
109-year-old Iraqi recovers from coronavirus

In a case worthy of celebration, a 109-year-old coronavirus patient in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has recovered. 

Health expert Jamal Bakhtiar said that this case proves that the virus, despite its ferocity, is not necessarily fatal, and that the matter is ultimately due to a number of factors, including the speed of detection and immediate healthcare access available to the patient. 

He added that there are a number of people in their prime who become infected, and the disease kills them and unfortunately leads to their death.

On the other hand, there are cases of recovery and overcoming of the virus and its complications for elderly people, as is the case of this elderly patient in Sulaymaniyah.

Bakhtiar continued:"The strength of the body's immunity in resisting the virus is also related to genetic factors, chronic diseases, and many other factors, which explains that some infected people do not even feel their infection, or hardly show mild symptoms, similar to an ordinary cold, while the virus burdens others and takes their lives.”

According to the latest statistics of the Ministry of Health in the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, the number of people infected with the virus in the region reached about 235,000, while the number of deaths exceeded 4,800 cases.