The variety of reinfections jumped to 1,400 by February 28 from 158 registered on the finish of January and 56 on the finish of 2020, information from the Nationwide Institute of Public Well being have proven.
“The reinfection fee is rising due to the numerous variety of Covid-19 instances throughout the autumn wave,” the institute stated in a press release.
The EU member of 10.7 million folks has thus far registered over 25,000 deaths from nearly 1.5 million Covid-19 instances.
The figures make it the world’s chief in deaths per capita and second worst in instances per capita.
The nation managed to comprise the primary wave of the illness final spring, however it has been struggling to tame the unfold since final summer season.
The institute stated the interval between the primary and second occurrences of the illness was 68-359 days with a median of 142 days, whereas the median age of these getting Covid once more was 42.
Given the info, the institute stated it might nonetheless advocate individuals who already had Covid-19 to get a vaccine, although “with a sure interval”.
A latest Danish examine printed in The Lancet journal confirmed preliminary Covid-19 an infection was more likely to bestow 80-percent safety from reinfection amongst under-65s, whereas aged folks have been extra susceptible to reinfection.