New Coronavirus Infected by males in their forties in Saitama March 8 20:32 on March 8

Saitama Prefecture has announced that it has newly confirmed that men in their 40s have been infected with the new type of coronavirus, and will examine their behavioral history and close contacts in detail in the future.

The infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed by a male employee in his 40s who lives in Fujimi City, Saitama Prefecture.

According to Saitama Prefecture, the man had a fever of 38 degrees at midnight on the 3rd of this month, so he went to a medical institution on the 4th and became ill with fever.

However, after that, when the fever rose to the 39 degree range, when I was consulted again, symptoms of pneumonia were found, and the infection was confirmed on the 8th.

He is expected to be hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture and that his condition is stable.

The man had been taking a rest since the fever, but since visiting the city in Sapporo on a schedule of 1 night and 2 days from 26th of last month, the prefecture is going to investigate the history of action and close contacts in detail. .

The number of new coronavirus infections announced in Saitama is now seven.