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A 92-year-old man from Santa Maria da Feira, in the north of Portugal, was presumed dead of covid-19 in a hospital and buried by his family, who

20 days later was informed that there had been an error

and was finally alive .

The event was reported this Saturday by the Portuguese newspaper

Jornal de Notícias,

which states that the man was admitted two months ago to the Oliveira de Azeméis Hospital for respiratory problems and

during his hospitalization he was infected with covid-19.

On January 10, the family was informed that the old man had passed away and two days later the funeral was held, although

they were not allowed to see the body due to coronavirus protocols.

This Saturday, 20 days after they were informed of his death, the hospital contacted the family to inform them that there had been an error and that the old man was alive.

"I know that at the moment the doctors have a lot of work, but I hope that this event will serve to provide more care in the future," said the elder's son in a statement to

Jornal de Notícias.

The buried body belongs to another deceased person in the hospital and

his family has already been contacted.

Portuguese hospitals are these days overwhelmed by the third wave of covid-19, which placed the country as the leader in infections and deaths per million inhabitants.

To cope with hospital pressure, field hospitals have been set up in several cities and patients are being transferred from one center to another, including from the mainland to the island of Madeira.

Since March the country accumulates

711,018 positive cases,

of which 180,000 are still active, and 12,179 deaths.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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