The First Case of COVID-19 Reinfection in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Case Report

Introduction: coronavirus disease (covid-19) causes a severe acute respiratory syndrome and isknownas coronavirus 2 (sars-cov- 2), which was first discovered in december, 2019 inwuhan, china. the question of whether the covid-19 patients that recover from the disease acquire immunity or are still susceptible to reinfection remains unanswered. case presentation: in this study, we presented the case of a 46-year-old male who recovered from the first round of covid-19 infection. after symptom resolution, two consecutives negative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) tests confirmed the negativity of the patient. seven weeks after the first infection, the patient presented with fever and dry cough, and the infection was confirmed using real-time rt-pcr. the reinfection was associated with more severe symptoms, which required antiviral treatment. conclusions: our study indicated the possibility of covid-19 reinfection. if the occurrence of reinfections is confirmed, it may implicate changes in the vaccine and community-based disease prevention strategies. further studies are required to confirm the possibility of covid-19 reinfection.