A man has died from Covid-19 after suffering a three-hour erection caused by the virus, according to a study.

The 69-year-old patient, from Ohio, was placed on a ventilator in Miami Valley Hospital in August 2020 after contracting coronavirus.

Doctors left the patient on his stomach for 12 hours to help him breathe. When they turned him back over, he had an erection.

Doctors tried to reduce the swelling with an ice pack, but were unsuccessful.

After three hours, they were forced to drain the blood from his penis with a needle.

Doctors diagnosed the man with the condition low-flow priapism, which is when blood becomes trapped in the phallus.

Although the man’s erection disappeared, he ultimately lost his life in intensive care after his lungs stopped working.

Experts believe the priapism was caused by a blood clot, which is known to be a complication of Covid-19.

A 62-year-old man in France also suffered priapism while being treated for severe coronavirus.

Birmingham urological surgeon, Dr. Richard Viney, said “We haven’t seen any cases of Covid-related priapism like this, and we have dealt with more Covid patients than any other European hospital as far as I’m aware, so this is clearly a rare but explainable manifestation of Covid.”

Medics again found blood clots in his penis and had to use a needle to drain the blood.