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Kanagawa Prefectural Office
On the 16th in Kanagawa prefecture, it was revealed that a woman in her 70s in Yokosuka city, who had been infected with the new corona virus, died and 101 people were infected. Of these, 37 have unknown routes of infection. The health authorities of 6 cities, including the prefecture, Yokohama and Kawasaki, announced. It is the first time since day 10 that the number of new infected people per day exceeds 100.
According to Yokosuka City, the deceased woman visited the hospital emergency department on August 21, was diagnosed with pneumonia, and the antigen test was positive. She was seriously ill from the beginning and died on the 15th of this month. It also announced the infection of college students in their twenties.
The City of Kawasaki has announced the highest number of infections at 52 people per day. Of these, 31 were 26 hospitalized patients and 5 medical workers at Heartful Kawasaki Hospital (Takatsu Ward) where one cluster (group of infected people) occurred.
According to the city, the group of hospitals occurred in the ward of dementia patients. Along with the announcement on the 15th, 32 of the 36 hospitalized patients in this ward tested positive. The total number of infected staff members, including nurses and associate nurses, has risen to seven. Acceptance of new outpatients is suspended.
The city of Yokohama has announced the infection of 34 people. A woman in her 80s is a user of a special nursing home in the city. Another user has been found to be infected and a specially trained physician is inspecting the user and staff.
The prefecture announced the infection of 6 people. Four of them were close contacts of family members and colleagues who tested negative when they first underwent a PCR test, and then retested with subjective symptoms and were found to be infected.
The city of Fujisawa has announced the infection of three people. A male office worker in his thirties tested positive before surgery for another illness. The city of Sagamihara announced the infection of three people and the city of Kayagasaki announced the infection of two people.
