132 new infections in Ibaraki prefecture 5 new in Tsukuba hospital with cluster outbreak: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web



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Ibaraki Prefectural Office

Ibaraki Prefectural Office

  • Ibaraki Prefectural Office

Ibaraki prefecture announced on the 23rd that two women in their 90s who had been infected with the new coronavirus and were being treated in a center for the elderly and a man in his 80s who were transported by emergency due to cardiopulmonary arrest and they were confirmed to be positive. died. It is said that the cause of death in men is different from that of the new crown. A total of 51 people died in the prefecture.

In addition, the prefecture and the city of Mito have announced 132 new infections, including dead men. The total number of infected people in the prefecture is 4,319.

The breakdown of the residences is Mito City 15 people, Shimotsuma City 13 people, Bando City 12 people, Hitachi City 9 people, Tsukuba City 8 people, Moriya, Kasama City 7 people, Koga City 6 people, etc.

At the Tsukuba hospital, where the cluster occurred, five hospitalized patients and medical staff were recently infected, bringing the total number of related infections to 19.

Furthermore, eight of the nine participants at the dinner held in mid-January at restaurants in the prefecture were found to be infected. There seem to be many contacts in daily life, such as co-workers.

At a child welfare center in the city of Mito, six children have been found to have been infected so far.

An infection was also found in a male employee in his 50s at the Pig Breeding Research Institute of the Prefectural Livestock Center (Inashiki City).

The prefecture and the city of Mito announced that 89 people were discharged from the hospital. The total number of people discharged from the hospital was 3,304. (Mikinari Miyao)


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