An Ohio family donated 5,000 Subway sandwiches to hospital workers during the coronavirus pandemic after receiving care in a hospital for an unrelated condition.

David Coury told CNN that he and his brother-in-law Ghazi Faddoul delivered the sandwiches to University Hospital staff in Cleveland on Tuesday, a move that they said took 10 hours of preparation across five restaurants.

Coury said he was inspired to make the donation, with the help from Subway chains owned by Faddoul, after undergoing a procedure to treat cancer on his tongue during the height of the coronavirus outbreak in Ohio.

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"The day I was in there was the height of fear, so to speak, or the unknown of what was going on," Coury said. "I just looked around, and it was amazing to me to see all of these people going about their business, carefully, but still they were taking care of everybody else, including me."

"The folks at University Hospitals, the staff members, were all so appreciative," added Faddoul. "They truly are amazing."

More than 2,600 people have been hospitalized for coronavirus across Ohio as the state has confirmed more than 12,000 cases, according to the latest numbers released Monday.