Coronavirus (COVID-19) survivor heads home after 73 days on ventilator in Detroit hospital Anne Duke leaves Rehabilitation Institute Of Michigan in Detroit after long COVID-19 fight
DETROIT – A coronavirus (COVID-19) survivor who spent 73 days on a ventilator at a Detroit hospital finally got to head home Friday.
Anne Duke and her family said they never gave up hope as she fought the virus.
On Friday morning, she was released from the Rehabilitation Institute Of Michigan in Detroit.
Local 4′s Tim Pamplin was at the hospital as Duke left. You can watch his full story in the video posted above .
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