COVID-19 reinfections are uncommon, although some of these uncommon cases are reported in Amarillo Though COVID-19 reinfections are uncommon, Amarillo doctors believe we may see more come spring By Gissel Olivas | December 18, 2020 at 5:48 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 6:54 PM AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - At this point, COVID-19 reinfections seem to be rare but, there is still a possibility it could happen. According to the CDC, reinfection means a person was once infected with COVID-19, recovered, and later became infected again. Based on what is known about similar viruses, the CDC says getting reinfected with COVID-19 is possible. While there is still little knowledge on the topic, Dr. Sbar from Texas Tech University’s Health Sciences Center says there have only been a handful of reinfection cases in our area.