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Kerala student, India's first COVID-19 patient, reinfected with virus

Kerala student, India's first COVID-19 patient, reinfected with virus
Written by Pratyush Deep Kotoky
Edited by Siddhant Pandey
Jul 13, 2021, 07:47 pm 3 min read
Kerala student, India's first COVID-19 patient, reinfected with virus
The patient, a medical student from Kerala, had first tested positive for COVID-19 on January 30, 2020.

A medical student from Kerala's Thrissur district, who was the first COVID-19 case in India last January, has contracted the virus again, reports said on Tuesday. After a gap of one-and-a-half years, she tested positive during routine COVID-19 testing before her flight to Delhi. Reportedly, the woman remains asymptomatic. Her RT-PCR test returned positive, however, her antigen test was found negative.

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Patient stable; source of infection unknown: Officials

The woman's health is stable, however, the source of the infection remains unknown. She is currently at home, Thrissur District Medical Officer KJ Reena told PTI. TNIE quoted Reena as saying, "There are instances in which people contract the virus for a second time. This can be such a case. We are closely in touch with her and following up on her health condition."

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Isolating at home, only have mild symptoms: Patient

Confirming the development to TNIE, the 20-year-old woman said, "I took a COVID-19 test before going to Delhi. The antigen test was negative but the RT-PCR came back positive. I only have mild symptoms and am currently under home isolation."

First infection
Patient first tested positive after returning from Wuhan

The young woman, a native of Mathilakam, was first detected with the virus on January 30, 2020, on her return journey from China's Wuhan city, where the virus was first reported worldwide. She was treated at the Thrissur Medical College Hospital for weeks. She was discharged from the hospital on February 20, 2020, after testing negative. Reportedly, she has not been vaccinated yet.

COVID-19
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 3.09 crore

Meanwhile, India continues to grapple with COVID-19. The nation reported over 31,000 new infections with 2,000+ fatalities over a single day, according to the latest update. After two brutal waves of the outbreak, India has reported a cumulative 3.09 crore infections (the world's second-highest) along with a death toll of 4.08 lakh (the world's third-highest). Experts now warn that a third wave is imminent.

Reinfections
Reinfections are rare, but possible

Although coronavirus reinfections are rare, being reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is quite possible. Immunity from the virus attained after an infection is said to last from a couple of weeks to a couple of months. Further, the emergence of new variants of COVID-19 through multiple mutations could also allow the virus to develop an "immune escape" mechanism.

Delta Plus
Reinfections with Delta+ variant mild: Expert

With the emergence of the Delta Plus variant in India, a new mutation in the Delta lineage, there is a growing fear of increased reinfections. While research remains inconclusive, some experts say that reinfections involving the Delta Plus variant have so far been mild and don't require hospitalization. Experts also said that the lack of genome sequencing makes an accurate diagnosis of reinfections difficult.

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Pratyush Deep Kotoky
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Pratyush Deep Kotoky covers national and politics news at NewsBytes. His over three-year-long career involves reporting on sociopolitical issues across India, particularly the northeast region. His previous stints include 101Reporters, The Sunday Guardian, and Inshorts, and he has also written for Asia Times, Firstpost, and Newslaundry. He has a postgraduate degree in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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Siddhant Pandey covers national and health news at NewsBytes. He has over five years of experience working as a multimedia journalist covering hard news in New Delhi. He was previously employed with The Indian Express and News World India and has juggled roles as a correspondent, copy editor, and video producer. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida.
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