Reinfection cases up significantly, says Health DG

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PETALING JAYA: Covid-19 reinfection cases were almost seven times higher during the Omicron wave than the Delta wave, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

“The cumulative number of Covid-19 reinfection cases from Feb 18 to Aug 6 is about 18,799 cases,” he told The Star.

“Reinfection with the virus that causes Covid-19 means a person was infected, recovered, and then later became infected again.” “A previous SARS-CoV-2 infection provides high protection against reinfection with variants of concern such as Alpha and Delta, which have limited immune escape,” he added. On Wednesday, Malaysia recorded 4,896 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 4,719,394 infections since the pandemic began.

 

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