World’s Second-Oldest Person Survives COVID-19 at Age 116

Europe's oldest person, 117-year-old nun Lucile Randon, also known as Sister Andre, who survived the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is interviewed in Toulon, France, on Feb. 9, 2021. BFMTV/Reuters TV via REUTERS

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.

The Gerontology Research Group, which validates details of people thought to be 110 or older, lists Frenchwoman Lucile Randon — Sister André’s birth name - as the second-oldest known living person in the world.