| Anita Murphy | |
 Murphy celebrating her 108th birthday in February 2020. | |
| Birth: | 6 February 1912 Hamden, Connecticut, USA |
| Death: | 21 March 2022 Hamden, Connecticut, USA |
| Age: | 110 years, 43 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Validated | |
Anita B. Murphy (née Marchitto; 6 February 1912 – 21 March 2022) was an American supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in 2023. She was one of the oldest known survivors of COVID-19, having recovered from the disease at the age of 108.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Murphy was born on 6 February 1912 to Italian immigrant parents, Pasquale and Vincenza (née Mona) Marchitto, in Hamden, Connecticut, USA, where she had lived all her life. She was one of seven children. She and her husband married in 1934, and were active members of the Elks Club. While she was primarily a homemaker, Murphy also worked for a time in a bank and at a zipper manufacturing company.
Later Life and COVID-19 Survival[]
In her later years, Murphy moved into the Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center in Hamden, Connecticut, where she celebrated her 108th birthday in February 2020. As of August 2020, she has one son, two grandsons, seven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
In late April 2020, Murphy contracted COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic. While ill, she reportedly hardly ate or drank anything, nor was she very talkative. However, she did not require ventilator treatment, and her illness was managed using oxygen and IVs. About a month after first testing positive for the virus, she had successfully recovered, making her one of the world's oldest known survivors of the disease.
In February 2022, Murphy celebrated her 110th birthday with family and friends. She died on 21 March 2022 at the age of 110 years, 43 days. At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest known living person in Connecticut, behind Mary Provost-Slocum.
Gallery[]
References[]
- Whitney Rehabilitation resident celebrates 108th birthday, survives COVID-19 New Haven Register, 18 August 2020
- ‘She needs to be celebrated’: 108-year-old Hamden woman survived COVID-19 Connecticut Insider, 24 August 2020
- (...)our wonderful 109-year-old resident, Anita Murphy! Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center on Facebook, 28 February 2021
- Our special resident and local celebrity, Anita, celebrated her 110th birthday Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center on Facebook, 8 February 2022
- Anita Murphy Obituary New Haven Register, 24 March 2022