Longest Covid case as man tests positive for 305 days

The man, who has been named as Dave Smith, may have been infected up to six weeks before the first positive test

By Sean Morrison @seanmorrison
11 hours ago - June 24th, 2021

A 72-year-old man had Covid-19 for more than 10 months in what experts have said is the longest-ever recorded persistent infection with the virus.

Academics have described how the man, named as retired driving instructor Dave Smith from Bristol continuously tested positive for 305 days.

Mr Smith, who had conditions which led to him having a compromised immune system, is alive and well and now tests negative for the virus.

He told The Guardian: “Whenever I went bad, I went really bad – down to death’s door. My wife started to arrange a funeral five times.”

He added jokingly: “I called all the family in to make my peace with them. I wish I’d kept my mouth shut now.”

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