60 new infections in Ibaraki prefecture, 4 deaths, the highest number to date. Cluster outbreak at prefectural police headquarters: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web



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Ibaraki Prefectural Office

Ibaraki Prefectural Office

Ibaraki prefecture announced on the 28th that four people infected with the new coronavirus have died. This is the highest number of deaths announced in one day. A total of 60 people died in the prefecture.

The people who died were a man in their 80s and a woman in their 90s who were hospitalized in a medical institution in the prefecture, and two women in their 90s who were being treated at a center for the elderly. The prefecture has announced the death of three people on December 14 and 23 this month.

In addition, the prefecture and the city of Mito announced on the 28th that 60 people were recently infected. On the other hand, the prefecture withdrew the Yuki City infection report and two people outside the prefecture announced on the 20th and 21st. All three tested positive for a mass antigen test at the welfare center, but negative for the test. of PCR. After deducting from the running total, the total number of infected people was 4,600.

The breakdown of the places of residence of the newly infected people is 9 in Mito City and 5 in Tsukuba City.

In the Ibaraki-cho office, where a group (a group of infected people) may have occurred, four employees were found to be infected. There were a total of 12 people infected.

The prefectural police headquarters found that three staff members were infected. So far, four people working on the same floor have been found infected, and the prefecture said: “The possibility of a group cannot be denied.”

The prefecture and the city of Mito announced that 56 people were discharged from the hospital. The total number of people discharged was 3687. (Chihiro Hosaka)


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