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Michigan woman dies a month after 114th birthday
Read full article: Michigan woman dies a month after 114th birthdayBATTLE CREEK, Mich. – A Michigan woman who was 114 years old has died. Ellen Goodwill was considered to be Michigan's oldest resident, the Battle Creek Enquirer reported, citing the Gerontology Research Group, which keeps track of supercentenarians who reach 110. Goodwill, who lived at Advantage Living Center in Battle Creek, died Tuesday, according to a friend, Sharon Miller. She settled in Battle Creek where her husband, Augustus “Gus” Goodwill, was being treated for injuries from World War II. Goodwill’s husband died in 1972.
World’s second-oldest person survives COVID-19 at age 116
Read full article: World’s second-oldest person survives COVID-19 at age 116The nun is the second-oldest known living person in the world, according to the Gerontology Research Group, which validates details of people believed to be aged 110 or older. French media report that the nun tested positive for COVID-19 virus in mid-January but just three weeks later she is fit as a fiddle — albeit it in her regular wheelchair. (BFM TV via AP)PARIS – A 116-year-old French nun who is believed to be the world’s second-oldest person has survived COVID-19 and is looking forward to celebrating her 117th birthday on Thursday. French media report that Sister André tested positive for the virus in mid-January in the southern French city of Toulon. In January, 81 of the 88 residents tested positive for the virus, and about 10 of them died, according to Var-Matin.