DETROIT Since the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic many people have wondered if its possible to become reinfected with COVID-19 after recovering from the virus. Aug. 25, 2020 -- Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 98,439; Death toll now at 6,417Local 4s Dr. Frank McGeorge said that might not be as concerning as it sounds. Scientists in Hong Kong are reporting the first documented case of a COVID-19 patient who was infected a second time. Researchers know this was a different second infection because they had done genetic sequencing of the SARS-COV-2 virus from the first infection and were able to compare it to the genetic sequence from the second infection and they were different. Its important to note that just because a second infection was identified, it may also be that the first infection provided some immunity that decreased the severity of the second infection.