A record number of 85 people recently infected in Ibaraki prefecture A group of 58 people in a facility for people with intellectual disabilities: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web



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Ibaraki prefecture announced on the 4th that 85 new people were infected with the new corona virus. The number of people infected per day surpassed 66 on November 21 and 28, the highest in history. The total number of infected people in the prefecture was 1777.

The breakdown of the place of residence is Bando City 54 people, Furukawa City 7 people, Tsukuba City, Tsukuba Mirai City 4 people each, Shiorai City, Tsuchiura City 3 people each, Joso City, Sakai Town 2 people each, Tote City , Kansu City, Shimozuma City, Moriya City, Kasumi Gaura City, Tokai Village 1 person each.

Of the newly infected, 58 were residents and staff of the social welfare corporation Seifu Welfare Association “Akatsuki Koseien” (Bando city). The prefecture has determined that the largest group (infected population) has occurred in the garden.

At the Tsukuba City Social Welfare Service Office for the Disabled, where the conglomeration occurred, it was discovered that two men and women in their twenties had recently been infected. There were a total of 25 positive people in this establishment.

The prefecture announced that 29 people had either been discharged from the hospital or had completed home medical treatment. The total number of downloads was 1,285.

On the other hand, the city of Hitachi Ota announced on the 4th and 3rd that two members of the city council who were confirmed to have a fever tested negative as a result of the PCR test. (Keiji Dekita, Shinichiro Matsumura)

◆ All cluster outbreak facilities and infected individuals are receiving medical treatment at the facility.

In “Akatsuki Welfare Garden”, where a large-scale group was discovered, people over the age of 18 with intellectual disabilities are admitted or assisted for life training. There were 56 living residents and 42 staff members, and more than half of them, a total of 61 people, were confirmed to be infected.

The 58 infected people found on day 4 consisted of 8 staff members and 50 residents, ranging in age from teens to 80 years old. None of them were hospitalized with mild or asymptomatic symptoms and all are being treated at the facility.

According to the prefecture, residents are awake in a room for 1 to 4 people, but the cafeteria and common spaces are grouped together. They often come into contact with each other.

Upon discovery of the infection by three staff members, the prefecture performed PCR tests on residents and all staff members. Takayuki Shibata, head of the Prefectural Disease Control Division, said: “I am surprised. We will support the facilities as a prefecture.” We dispatch a “cluster countermeasures group” made up of doctors and nurses to prevent the spread of damage.

The person in charge of the orchard responded to the interview: “I would like to promote the management of the health of infected people under the guidance of the health center.” (Keiji Dekita)


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