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113-year-old Spanish woman survives coronavirus

The care home has recorded "several" virus-related deaths during the pandemic, the spokeswoman for the residence said. PHOTO | FILE | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Maria Branyas, who was born in the US, became infected in April at the Santa Maria del Tura care home.
  • She fought the respiratory illness off in isolation in her room.
  • Branyas, a mother of three, was isolated in her room for weeks, with only a single employee in protective gear allowed in to check on her.

A 113-year-old woman, believed to be the oldest person living in Spain, has beaten the coronavirus at a retirement home where several other residents died from the disease, the residence said Tuesday.

Maria Branyas, who was born in the US, became infected in April at the Santa Maria del Tura care home in the eastern city of Olot, where she has lived for the past 20 years, and fought the respiratory illness off in isolation in her room.