Sikkim Govt confirms first case of COVID-19 reinfection

Gangtok: The Government of Sikkim on Thursday confirmed its first case of COVID-19 reinfection. The first re-infected patient in the state hails from West Sikkim district in the Himalayan state.

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"We have case of reinfection of Covid19 today in West Sikkim. The person was infected with COVID in August and cured and has been reinfected and tested positive again today. Stay Safe, wear a mask, follow social distancing, avoid crowds, and stay in well-ventilated places," said DM Gyalshing West Sikkim.

Sikkim's COVID-19 tally rose to 4,093 as 29 more people tested positive for the virus in the last 24-hours, an official said on Thursday. Two more persons died due to COVID-19 pushing the death toll to 75, the official said.

About COVID-19 reinfections:

When it comes to Covid-19, at least as of now, reinfections appear to be very rare.

Out of more than 40 million Covid-19 cases reported worldwide, there have been only five properly documented reinfections.

A tracker maintained by the Dutch news agency BNO News had recorded 24 cases globally as of Oct. 16. The first confirmed case, a 33-year-old man from Hong Kong, was reported in August.

That’s a rate of 1.25 per 10 million infections. However, some re-infections have been quite alarming -- a re-infected female patient passed away.

However, in several Indian states, there have been murmurs of COVID-19 reinfections. At the same time, fears are also rife over a second wave of COVID-19 reinfections.

The Assam Health department is said to be monitoring COVID re-infection of recovered patients to ascertain whether there is a secpond wave of the novel coronavirus.

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