These are the incredible stories of coronavirus survivors - from a 102-year-old great-gran to a five-month-old baby.
Vera Beeley, 102, received a standing ovation from hospital staff as she was discharged.
A cardiac nurse, Tracey Whitcher, was sent home with a special guard of honour from colleagues after beating Covid-19 in intensive care at Bournemouth Hospital.
The family of Jean Horbury, 83, feared she wouldn't make it when her condition rapidly deteriorated at Stepping Hill Hospital but days later she was told she could go home.
George Boag-Munroe tested positive for coronavirus while being treated for pneumonia at Aintree Hospital in Liverpool - but he's since recovered.
Baby Amelia Woodger has survived after spending three "long" days in hospital battling the disease.
Here are their amazing stories:
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The heartwarming moment one of Britain's oldest coronavirus survivors, aged 102, left hospital after defeating the deadly disease has been caught on camera.
The poignant footage shows great gran Vera Beeley exiting the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, South Yorks, to a standing ovation from dozens of doctors and nurses.
The centenarian was diagnosed with Covid-19 on Easter Monday after being admitted to hospital from her care home the previous day after complaining of a cough.
She spent a week bravely battling the disease, which has claimed the lives of more than 15,000 Brits, before being given the all clear on Friday.
Vera, a retired cleaner from Sheffield, has two children, four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Her daughter Irene Whitehead said: "She is a little fighter and we are all over the moon that she has beaten Covid-19.
"She has always been a very strong willed lady and that hasn't changed.
"We used to ring the hospital every day and they were just brilliant with her, it's just amazing at her age that she has recovered from this awful virus."
Northern General Hospital is a Major Trauma Centre managed by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Professor Chris Morley, Chief Nurse at the Trust, said: "I am thrilled to hear that Mrs Beeley has recovered from Covid-19 and I wish her and her family all the best.
"Thank you to our fabulous teams who are working hard to provide the best possible care to our patients at this extraordinary time and continue to strive to deliver the best experience and outcomes for patients like Mrs Beeley, despite the current challenges that they face."
A cardiac nurse, Tracey Whitcher made her way home after beating Covid-19 in intensive care at Bournemouth Hospital.
She was sent home with a special guard of honour from colleagues.
"A special guard of honour for a very special lady," a tweet from the hospital said.
With the tweet was a video of Ms Whitcher leaving through the guard of honour.
The words accompanying the video said: "Yesterday we celebrated another successful discharge following treatment of Covid-19.
"Tracey found herself on the other side of care here last week.
"We're thrilled to see her homeward bound, and naturally we celebrated with a proud guard of honour from colleagues."
Ms Whitcher waved to colleagues as she travelled through the hospital on a wheelchair Director of Nursing at RBCH, Paula Shobbrook, said: "The NHS is here to care for patients and it is our privilege to do so through these challenging times.
"We see every day how the Covid-19 pandemic is having such a huge and sometimes devastating impact on peoples' lives, which is why seeing our patients go home after being treated for coronavirus is a really special moment for all of us.
"We hope our community takes comfort in this and we want to thank everyone for supporting us by staying at home and helping us save lives."
At one stage, the family of Jean Horbury, 83, feared she wouldn't make it when her condition rapidly deteriorated at Stepping Hill Hospital.
But just days later, the 'strong, active,' retired factory worker was told she could go home after recovering from coronavirus.
Now she is back in her south Reddish flat chatting away to her family on the phone and eating banana butties and chocolate fingers.
Jean, who has 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, was taken to A&E on Monday, March 30.
She had been feeling ill for several days, her granddaughter said, had lost her appetite and felt sick.
Her spit had turned brown and she had a high temperature, the Manchester Evening News reports.
When she was taken into hospital she was tested for coronavirus.
She was taken to the Acute Medical Unit before being transferred to ward D2 (a specialist coronavirus ward).
She was diagnosed with pneumonia and a water infection.
Jean's condition deteriorated over the following days and at one stage the family received a call at 3am to say she needed full oxygen.
Miraculously, Jean's condition began to improve, and by Sunday 12 April, she was able to breathe without oxygen.
The 83-year-old was able to leave hospital on Easter Monday.
George Boag-Munroe tested positive for coronavirus while being treated for pneumonia at Aintree Hospital in Liverpool.
Only a few days before he had suffered a significant fall at home, injuring his head and splitting his elbow open, the Liverpool Echo reports.
But after two weeks in hospital, George, who was a Far Eastern prisoner-of-war during World War Two, was declared well enough to return home by doctors.
Proud grand-daughter Alison said: "The nursing staff were amazed he recovered so quickly.
"Even before he was discharged, he was dressed and up and about. At one point he was mistaken for a visitor who had made it to the ward.
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"He is still suffering slightly from his head injury and doesn't understand the full impact of the virus that he has recovered from.
"He is unsure what the fuss is about and I don't think he realises the severity of it."
George, who will be 99 in November, grew up in Anfield and worked as a bike messenger around Liverpool before being conscripted into the Royal Army Ordinance Corps in 1939.
His wartime record includes being taken prisoner by the Japanese in February 1942 after travelling to Singapore, and being held in prisoner of war camps both there and in Thailand.
A five-month-old baby has survived after spending three "long" days in hospital battling coronavirus.
Baby Amelia's mum EmilyWoodger has praised the "amazing" NHS staff after describing their "nightmare" ordeal.
The 25-year-old was "heartbroken" when she was told her daughter had tested positive for covid-19.
Emily, from Brandon, Suffolk, described the moment she was given the news as "like living in a movie" - but she has praised the "amazing" NHS staff who looked after little Amelia.
She said: "The doctors and nurses were simply amazing, and treated her quickly. We are so grateful to the NHS and West Suffolk Hospital."
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