Great-grandmother Joyce Goldstraw, from Leek, Staffordshire, fell ill on March 16 - with her family despairing after she was then diagnosed with COVID-19.
Joyce, who worked as a corporal in the Women’s RAF during the Second World War, received treatment at Macclesfield General Hospital for a fortnight.
Hospital measures to stem the spread of coronavirus meant no access could be granted to friends or family.
Joyce's three children, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren were left anxiously waiting for updates, reports Stoke-on-Trent Live.
Medics made sure hard-of-hearing Joyce was comfortable and receiving the appropriate care, but family wondered if the virus, or the social distancing measures imposed by the Government, would prevent Joyce from ever returning home.
However, against all odds the near-centenarian made a miraculous recovery and returned home last week to her flat which she has occupied for more than 30 years, after tests showed Joyce had overcome the virus.
Now Joyce, who also worked in several mills in Leek, is back at home watching re-runs of past sporting events - wondering why there’s no live snooker on TV, and asking relatives if England striker Harry Kane has shaken off his injury problems.
She is one of the oldest woman in the UK to have beaten coronavirus.
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