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Posted October 5, 2021 11:38 a.m. EDT
Updated October 5, 2021 5:10 p.m. EDT

The North Carolina of Department Health and Human Services will begin reporting coronavirus reinfection information starting in October, in compliance with new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As the more infectious delta variant has become more prominent, the number of refinections has surged, according to state health officials.
Since the start of the pandemic, 10,812 people became reinfected with coronavirus and 94 of those people died. Only 200 people who were vaccinated and previously infected tested positive for the virus a second time.
A reinfection is classified by the CDC as someone who tests positive for coronavirus 90 days after previously testing positive.

This data falls in line with what health experts have been touting since the development of vaccines — being previously infected with the virus does not make someone immune to getting sick again.
Wohl, said these numbers show people who are vaccinated are more protected from reinfection than people who are relying on natural antibodies from an earlier COVID-19 case.

"It will help us understand more and more the risk people who are relying on natural infection have, and I think this data will show us that there’s certainly some folks, especially with these new variants and during surges, who think they’re protected, who may not be as protected as they could be," Wohl said.

He added that immunity after getting sick from the virus tends to wane at around 3 months. While coronavirus cases continue to decline, the number of deaths per capita is rising. A new report from the CDC says coronavirus-related deaths in North Carolina have increased by 145% since last week.
"Even though you survived COVID-19 once, doesn't mean you won't get it again," Wohl said.

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	https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/nc-reports-10-000-reinfected-with-coronavirus-since-march-2020/19910899/ Posted October 5, 2021 11:38 a.m. EDT Updated October 5, 2021 5:10 p.m. EDT The North Carolina of Department Health and Human Services will begin reporting coronavirus reinfection information starting in October, in compliance with new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the more infectious delta variant has become more prominent, the number of refinections has surged, according to state health officials. Since the start of the pandemic, 10,812 people became reinfected with coronavirus and 94 of those people died. Only 200 people who were vaccinated and previously infected tested positive for the virus a second time. A reinfection is classified by the CDC as someone who tests positive for coronavirus 90 days after previously testing positive. This data falls in line with what health experts have been touting since the development of vaccines — being previously infected with the virus does not make someone immune to getting sick again. Wohl, said these numbers show people who are vaccinated are more protected from reinfection than people who are relying on natural antibodies from an earlier COVID-19 case. "It will help us understand more and more the risk people who are relying on natural infection have, and I think this data will show us that there’s certainly some folks, especially with these new variants and during surges, who think they’re protected, who may not be as protected as they could be," Wohl said. He added that immunity after getting sick from the virus tends to wane at around 3 months. While coronavirus cases continue to decline, the number of deaths per capita is rising. A new report from the CDC says coronavirus-related deaths in North Carolina have increased by 145% since last week. "Even though you survived COVID-19 once, doesn't mean you won't get it again," Wohl said.