Anxiety rises among COVID-19 survivors as Seattle man is confirmed to have caught virus twice - Q13 News Seattle

His case is only the third case in the United States where doctors confirmed reinfection.

He first caught the coronavirus in March and spent over 40 days in the hospital with a severe case of the virus.

Fortunately, for him, doctors said his second bout was less severe.

“I am terrified of getting it again, I can't imagine anything worse happening,” said another survivor, David.

Now, with a patient in Seattle confirmed to have caught the virus twice, it’s inevitable for Flor to think what if; what if that happened to him?

But the thought of getting the virus again scares him.

“Reinfection is definitely a big topic in the support group I’m in…it's been a major anxiety for some people, major major anxiety," said David.