A 101-year-old man gave a double thumbs up alongside nurses as he left hospital after beating the coronavirus.

Keith Watson was admitted to the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch for surgery last month and tested positive for COVID-19.

But he was discharged on Wednesday and a post celebrating the recovery from the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has been shared thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter.

This is Keith, he's 101 years old.



He went home today after beating Coronavirus! 🙌🙏



Well done to everyone on Ward 12 at the Alexandra Hospital for looking after Keith so well for the past two weeks! 👏 pic.twitter.com/RulkeN1pTa — Worcestershire Acute NHS #StayHomeSaveLives (@WorcsAcuteNHS) April 9, 2020

It said: "This is Keith, he's 101 years old.

"He went home today after beating Coronavirus.


"Well done to everyone on Ward 12 at the Alexandra Hospital for looking after Keith so well for the past two weeks!"

Mr Watson's daughter-in-law Jo Watson told the BBC the reaction had been "a bit mad".

She added: "We didn't know anything about this Facebook page until a member of the family had it pop up and it's gone a bit mad.

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"He was in hospital having taken a tumble at his care home and needed surgery and that was a big enough ordeal at 101, but he got through that.

"Having gone in for the operation is one thing and then when we learnt he was tested positive we were thinking the worst… but he's amazing for his age."

A 99-year-old Second World War veteran has also beaten the coronavirus and was given a guard of honour by medical staff as he was discharged.

Image: Second World War veteran Albert Chambers, 99, has also recovered. Pic: NHS North East and Yorkshire

Albert Chambers, who turns 100 in July, was treated at Tickhill Road Hospital in Doncaster.

He told staff: "Thank you very much. I appreciate every bit you've done for me. You couldn't have been better."