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Palne Varga
Palne Varga
Varga at the age of 105
Birth: 5 March 1915
Forró, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)
Death: 27 December 2022
Encs, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
Age: 107 years, 297 days
Country: HungaryHUN
Centenarian

Palne Varga Magdolna Ruszin (Hungarian: Varga Pálné Ruszin Magdolna) (née Magdolna Ruszin; 5 March 1915 – 27 December 2022) was a Hungarian centenarian who is one of the oldest known people to survive COVID-19 twice, having recovered from the disease by second time at the age of 107. At the time of her death, she was one of the oldest known living people in Hungary.

Biography[]

Palne Varga was born in Forró, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary) on 5 March 1915. She worked as a farmer. She had six children: two sons, and four daughters (including Emile Magdolna Laczko).

COVID-19 Survival[]

In December 2020, Varga tested positive for COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic, but was asymptomatic. However, as of 23 January 2021, she successfully recovered.

In 2022, Varga tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time. As of March 2022, few days before turning 107, she had successfully recovered, making her one of the oldest known people to survive the COVID-19 it twice.

As of March 2022, she has four living daughters (including Emile Magdolna Laczko (aged 73), 13 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 17 great-great-grandchildren.

Varga died at Encsi Idosek Otthona in Encs, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary on 27 December 2022 at the age of 107 years, 297 days.

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