A 98-year-old novel coronavirus patient from central China's Henan Province at Nanyang City Center Hospital has recovered. The patient is now the oldest person in China to have recovered from the virus.

The patient, surname Zhu, was admitted to hospital after getting a fever. On February 2, Zhu's viral nucleic acid test result came back positive, and he was then formally diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.

After treatment, the patient's temperature returned to normal on February 8. Other symptoms, including shortness of breath, also got better. On February 12 and 13, Zhu took two more viral nucleic acid tests, and both results came back negative.

CT scan results on Friday showed obvious recovery of Zhu's lower lung infection. After Nanyang City's health experts consultation, Zhu was deemed recovered and has been transferred to a general ward.