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Ana del Valle del Valle (born 20 October 1913) is a Spanish supercentenarian who is one of the oldest known survivors of COVID-19, having recovered from the disease at the age of 106. She also recovered from the Spanish Flu more than a century beforehand, making her one of a small number of people to have survived contracting both diseases. Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Ana del Valle was born in Ronda, Andalusia, Spain on 20 October 1913. Her older sister died from the Spanish flu. She had four children.
She moved at a nursing home in 2012. In March 2020, she tested positive to COVID-19; however, as of April 2020, she successfully recovered. As of April 2020, she had five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In October 2023, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.
Ana del Valle currently lives in Alcala del Valle, Andalusia, Spain at the age of 110 years, 351 days.
References[]
- Ana del Valle, la rondeña de 107 años que ha sobrevivido a dos pandemias Charry TV, 16 April 2020
- Entrevista a Paqui Sánchez, nuera de Ana del Valle, mujer de 107 años que ha superado el coronavirus. iVoox, 16 April 2020
- Las campesinas centenarias que vivieron dos pestes El País, 25 April 2020
- Meet the 106-year-old Spanish abuela who survived two pandemics, a century apart The Local, 27 April 2020
- 110th birthday confirmation Segunda Centena, 5 December 2023