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Century-old woman recovered from COVID-19 within a week after she contracted the virus from an infected person.
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Siddamma, who is about 100 years old, recovered from the infection and was discharged on Saturday .
"Though a native of Burujanahatti village in the district, Siddamma was living with her family in police quarters near the state-run hospital in the town.
"Siddamma is said to be a mother of 5 children, 17 grand children and 22 great grandchildren," said Rangareddy.
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"I am not afraid of anything. I did not panic when a doctor in the hospital told me that I have contracted the disease, whose name (corona) I have not heard before. I was given warm water and gruel (ganji) as my diet," Siddamma told reporters in Kannada.
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"Where were hospitals and birth certificates issued in villages in the country over a century ago?" Rangareddy quipped.
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"The 96-year-old woman from Hiriyur in this district was admitted to the state-run hospital on June 27 for treatment after she tested positive. Her recovery is remarkable and was discharged on Monday," Chitradurga health official M.A. Hanumantappa told IANS then.
Hiriyur is 44 km away from the district headquarter.
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