https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-reinfection-data
As the Omicron variant emerged in New York State, the number of people who have been infected with COVID for a second time has increased dramatically (“reinfection”). The Department of Health recently released a study with California and the CDC that looks at the occurrence of reinfection, among other trends. The Department will update reinfection data here on a weekly basis.
What is a reinfection?
A reinfection is when a person becomes infected with COVID, enough time passes, and later becomes infected again. A person is considered to have been reinfected if they test positive again 90 days or more after their first positive test.
What are the numbers?
Through May 1, 2022, there have been 225,004 cases of reinfection, which represents about 4.2% of all COVID infections reported to date in the State.
194,448 of these reinfections have occurred since the week of Dec 13, 2021, the week that variants sequenced in New York State increased to 20% Omicron. This corresponds to 86.4% of reinfections reported in the State to date.
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How soon can you be reinfected with COVID? Quicker than you may think, studies find
Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article260631077.html#storylink=cpy
The record for the quickest recorded COVID-19 reinfection was reported Wednesday, April 20, after a healthcare worker got sick with the virus 20 days after an initial infection, according to researchers in Spain.
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