ORLANDO, Fla. – Kevin Rathel was the first person in the southeast to get the convalescent plasma treatment, according to doctors at Orlando Health.
Monday, he was released from the hospital and was reunited with his family. As Kevin Rathel was wheeled out of the hospital, there was a crowd of doctors and nurses cheering him on.
He was a patient at Orlando Regional Medical Center for 20 days fighting COVID-19. [RELATED: Man who tests positive for COVID-19 wakes from coma after plasma infusion | Central Florida COVID-19 patient in recovery after plasma treatment] “I’m glad to be out of there, 20 days is long enough.