The Midland centenarian posed with nurses after recovering from the deadly virus

A 101-year-old man has beaten coronavirus after a two-week hospital stay.

The heartwarming news was shared by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust who tweeted a picture of the centenarian, Keith Watson, surrounded by nurses and giving a ‘thumbs up’.

The post 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.”

The grandfather, from Kidderminster, had tested positive for Covid-19 after going into hospital for an operation on his leg following a fall.

Nurses treating him saw that he’d developed a high temperature before he was officially diagnosed with the disease.

It quickly went viral and the battling senior’s daughter-in-law admitted he is “bemused” by the reaction to his impressive recovery.

His daughter-in-law Jo Watson, said he is “amazing for his age” but “bemused” by the reaction to his recovery.

She said following a Facebook post from Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, “it’s all gone a bit mad”.

Speaking to BBC Hereford and Worcester, Mrs Watson said the family “were thinking the worst” when he tested positive, but admitted “he’s amazing for his age”.

“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.

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

Previously our sister title, the Manchester Evening News, revealed a 99-year-old great-grandmother had recovered from Covid-19.

Great-grandmother Rita Reynolds fell ill just over two weeks ago and, after testing positive for the virus, her distressed family was told to expect the worst.

She was kept comfortable by staff at her care home in Stockport and end of life drugs were ordered.

But the fighting pensioner began to get better, aided, said her great-grandson Hendry Philips, by her love of ‘marmalade sandwiches and biscuits.’

Rita is a former Women’s Air Force driver and survived the Blitz by hiding under the kitchen table reading a book.

She is now set to celebrate her 100th birthday in July.

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