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Kanagawa Prefectural Office
On the 15th, 52 new coronavirus infections were revealed in Kanagawa prefecture. Of these, 33 have unknown routes of infection. Health authorities in five cities, including the prefecture, Yokohama and Kawasaki, announced.
The city of Kawasaki has announced the infection of 23 people. Six hospitalized patients and two nurses from the “Heartful Kawasaki Hospital” psychiatric hospital in Takatsu Ward were found to be positive, and was recognized by the city as a group (group of infected people). The patients who tested positive were men between the ages of 60 and 80, and were hospitalized on the same floor as the ward. Fever symptoms occurred one after another on day 11, and as a result of undergoing an antigen test, a total of 8 people were confirmed to be infected. Excluding patients who have already tested negative, more than 60 people, including hospitalized patients and staff, are believed to be close contacts, and the testing will continue.
Additionally, a nursing assistant in her 60s in Ko-ku, who works at Ida Municipal Hospital (Nakahara-ku), was found to be infected. Patients and hospital staff are said to have no close contact with the women and will continue medical treatment.
The prefecture has announced the infection of four people. A man in his 50s in Kamakura is a teacher at Yokohama City High School. A teenager from the same family was also infected, but he will not be closed because there are no close contacts at his school.
Yokohama City announced 21 people. Of these, 80-year-old women are said to be seriously ill.
The city of Sagamihara has announced the infection of two people. Of these, a man in his twenties is a nurse at Fuchinobe General Hospital (Chuo-ku). Sixty-six of the 70 employees and patients with possible contact at the hospital tested negative. The remaining four will be inspected in the future. The hospital will be closed for surgery until the 28th.
The city of Yokosuka announced the infection of a 60-year-old man, owned by the company, and the city of Fujisawa announced the infection of a woman in her 70s.
