Covid survivors who get reinfected have lower viral loads and are less likely to suffer symptoms, official data suggested today.
Scientists claim the figures — taken from an analysis of almost 20,000 Britons — are proof the disease is becoming milder.
Studies show infected people who have lower viral loads are less likely to become ill and spread the virus.
Last April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) began examining people who had been struck down with Covid to determine the risk of them catching it again.
Of the 19,470 people they studied between April 2020 and July 2021, 195 went on to catch Covid for a second time.
This equated to just one per cent of people being reinfected.
The Office for National Statistics studied 195 Brits and found their average Ct value when they caught Covid for the first time was 24.9. The Ct value shows how much of the virus was present in the nose or throat sample, with a lower number equating to a higher amounts of the virus. When participants caught Covid again, they had an average Ct value of 32.4, meaning there was less virus present in their sample
