74 people infected, the second highest in the past in the Funabashi Shibayama High School of Chiba Prefecture, clusters in senior facilities in Ichikawa and Matsudo Kashiwa Reisol City has a total of 16 people: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web



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Chiba prefectural office

Chiba prefectural office

On the 12th, 74 new coronavirus infections were announced in the prefecture. The number of infected people announced on day 1 was the second highest in the past, after 76 on August 6. The number of people infected in the last week (6 to 12) was 366, reaching the level of 300 for the first time in 3 months since August.

In the city of Ichikawa, it has been announced that a total of eight new residents and staff are infected in the special nursing home “Dear Hill Ichikawa”. The infection of a resident has already been confirmed and the prefecture has determined that a group (group of infected people) has occurred.

In Funabashi City, two new infected people were confirmed in another office in the same building as the two offices where the conglomerate occurred.

The prefecture cites that the factors behind the growing number of infected people are the succession of groups in commercial establishments, facilities for the elderly and primary schools, and the increase in domestic infections. The person in charge analyzed: “It is thought that the infection spread due to the decrease in temperature and humidity. I feel that the second wave continues instead of the third wave.”

A person in charge of the prefecture said: “I don’t think the number of infected people will decrease, and I have to be more vigilant. I would like to ask for comprehensive basic preventive measures, such as indoor ventilation and humidification.

On the 11th, it was announced that 65 new people were infected with the new corona virus in Chiba prefecture. According to the prefecture, the number of infected people announced on the 1st in the prefecture has exceeded 65 for the first time since August 7.

In Funabashi Shibayama Prefecture High School (Funabashi City), four new infections were found and the total number was seven, so the city recognized that a cluster (group of infected people) had occurred. There are two classes of third grade students and the city is inspecting about 70 students in both classes.

According to the city, the seven are close students. Looks like there was a conversation with the mask removed during breaks. It is said that the school will be temporarily closed on the 12th, after the 11th.

At the “Riverside Villa” welfare center for the elderly in Negi, Matsudo city, two new residents were found to be infected. The infection of staff and 5 residents has already been confirmed, and the prefecture has confirmed that a conglomerate has occurred.

In soccer J1 Kashiwa Reisol, which has been certified as a cluster, a new player in his twenties was found to be infected, bringing the total to 16 players.


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