An 82-year-old man with dementia who had coronavirus made a "miracle" recovery as his devastated family began to plan his funeral.
Sid Lovenbury was rushed to hospital with a raging fever and suspected pneumonia after falling ill at his care home. When doctors confirmed he had tested positive for Covid-19, his family started planning his funeral.
But, incredibly, the retired electrician recovered after being given a powerful course of antibiotics. Four days after being rushed to hospital, Sid was discharged and is now back at his care home in Cheadle, Staffordshire.
His relieved son David, 51, who lives in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, said: "It's an absolute miracle and we can't believe he beat it. "The virus seems completely random. "One day the