One new infection confirmed in Kochi March 9 21:09 for nine people in the prefecture
Kochi Prefecture has announced that one new man in the prefecture has been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. With this, nine people were confirmed to be infected in Kochi Prefecture.
Newly infected men were in their 80s living in Kochi Prefecture.
According to Kochi Prefecture, men had symptoms such as general malaise on the 4th, and were further emergency transported to a medical institution on the 5th, complaining of minor coughing and difficulty breathing.
At that time, symptoms of mild fever and pneumonia were also observed, and as a result of the examination, infection was confirmed on the 6th. The symptoms are severe.
The man lives with his wife, and since February 13, he has not gone out, so he does not know any contact with a person whose infection has been confirmed in the prefecture so far.
So far, the only people who have been in close contact with men are their wife, daughter, and grandchild.
The prefecture is trying to find out how men have been infected, such as by listening to their previous actions.