A man celebrated his 104th birthday by becoming possibly the oldest person to recover from COVID-19. William Lapschies has been isolated in his room at the Edward C.
Allworth Veterans’ Home in Lebanon, Ore., since he was diagnosed with the virus on March 5. He’s one of 15 residents to test positive at the seniors’ home; he was one of the first two cases at the residence.
But on Wednesday, his loved ones received some incredible news. The Second World War veteran and birthday boy — who lived through the Spanish Flu, the Great Depression and multiple recessions — had fully recovered from COVID-19, according to a spokesperson, KOIN-TV reports.