95-YO becomes oldest woman in Italy to recover from COVID-19 | Photo Credit: Twitter

Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, some extraordinary cases of recovery have surprised medical experts around the world.

The novel coronavirus outbreak has affected as many as 3,41,529 people and claimed 14,748 lives worldwide. As of now, there are 2,27,741 active cases and 1,13,788 cases that have been closed after patients recovered from the disease.

While people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s have recovered quickly, the disease has been fatal for many people above the age of 60 and 80, especially those with diabetes and heart complications.

At a time when elderly citizens have been marked as highly vulnerable to the contagion, some extraordinary cases of recovery have been reported from China, Japan, Iran, and Italy.

Last week, a 103-year-old woman from Iran reportedly recovered from COVID-19. The unnamed woman was hospitalised in the central city of Semnan for about a week. She was discharged after making a 'complete recovery, according to IRNA news agency. Another 91-year-old man from Kerman in Iran recovered after bring sick for just three days. He regained his health despite having pre-medical conditions like high blood pressure and asthma.

Now, reports suggest a 95-year-old grandmother has become the oldest woman in Italy to recover from coronavirus. Alma Clara Corsini was admitted to a hospital in Pavullo on March 5, where tests showed she was COVID-19 positive. But less than three weeks later, she made a full recovery.

Alma displayed 'great reaction' and her health improved without any 'antiviral therapy', reported Italian media. She even spoke to a newspaper after making recovery from the illness. "Yes, yes, I'm fine. They were good people who looked after me well, and now they'll send me home in a little while," Alma told Gazzetta Di Modena.

Alma returned to her family this week. But her two-and-a-half week-long stay in the hospital became memorable for the staff.

Italy is now the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak with over 59,000 cases and 5,476 reported deaths. Their death toll crossed China last week.