Dutch Man Dies After Battling COVID For World Record 613 Days -- And 50 Different Mutations
A Dutch man has died after battling a very powerful and relentless strain of COVID-19 — for 613 days. According to TIME and other reports published on Friday, the unidentified man was 72 years old when he passed away late last year.
He originally caught the Omicron variant of the coronavirus back in February 2022 — even after receiving multiple COVID vaccine shots in the prior year with the hope that he would be able to withstand the virus.
However, per that outlet, he had a rare blood disorder that affected his immune system, and thus, his body was particularly susceptible to COVID. Related: Donald Trump Hated COVID Masks Was Because They Messed Up His Makeup! News of his 613-day battle and tragic death was first released on Thursday afternoon.
The Netherlands’ Centre for Experimental and Molecular Medicine (CEMM) housed within the Amsterdam University Medical Center released their findings on his death last year along with an accompanying statement to the media.
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