Co Down pastor Mark McClurg has been released from hospital after being re-admitted on Friday with blood clots on his lung.
The 41-year-old survived Covid-19 last year, but found himself back in the Ulster Hospital with pain in his chest and upper back.
Pastor McClurg, who is married to Claire (43) and is father to Liliana (6) and twin boys Josiah and Judah (3) - had no underlying health conditions when he was hospitalised in March.
He later said he believed he was suffering from long Covid as symptoms of the illness continued to affect him after his recovery.
The Newtownards man asked for prayers as he dealt with his latest health challenge, but on Monday he announced he was being released from hospital.
Co Down pastor Mark McClurg re-admitted to hospital with lung clots a year after infection
The dad-of-three revealed the distress of Covid in a video after being weaned off a ventilator in the Ulster Hospital last march
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With some of the staff who helped save him last year
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A young pastor who survived a near-death fight with Covid-19 is praying for the early Christmas gift of good news after undergoing a scan on his lungs nine months on from his ordeal.
Mark McClurg (40) a pastor at Elim Church in Newtownards, Co Down, spent seven days on a ventilator in the intensive care unit of the Ulster Hospital after being struck down by the virus in March.
After recovering from his brush with death the preacher paid an emotional visit to the hospital to thank staff who saved his life but he has now had to return for a scan to check for permanent damage to his lungs.
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