Keith Watson was treated at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, WorcestershireHe was discharged earlier today after two-week battle with Covid-19Latest figures show there are 65,077 confirmed cases in UK with 7,978 deaths 

A 101-year-old grandfather has become the oldest person in the country to beat coronavirus after a two-week battle with the deadly illness.

Keith Watson, who was being treated at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, Worcestershire, was discharged earlier today.

It comes as the latest figures show there are currently 65,077 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK with a death toll of 7,978. 

The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust shared a picture on Facebook which showed Keith giving a thumbs up surrounded by smiling nurses.