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A 100-year-old woman in Surabaya, East Java, has recovered from COVID-19 after spending a month in the hospital. The woman, identified as Kamtin, is the country’s oldest COVID-19 patient. She came down with a fever and cough on April 13, before being admitted to the Porth Health Centre (PHC) Hospital in Surabaya on April 20, and undergoing a swab test a day later. On April 28, doctors told her she had tested positive for COVID-19. She was allowed to return home on May 17 after doctors declared her free of the disease. East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa said on Friday, that she recovered because she was disciplined in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Kamtin’s family members have self-isolated after having had direct contact with her. The Health Ministry had recorded a total of 25.773 COVID-19 confirmed cases nationwide as of Saturday, with 1,573 deaths and 7,015 recoveries. East Java has been one of the hardest-hit regions across the archipelago, with 4,613 confirmed cases//JP