Yamagata Shinjo 60s male infection confirmed New coronavirus 20 April 02:02
It was confirmed that a man in his 60s living in Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture was infected with the new coronavirus.
According to Yamagata Prefecture, the newly confirmed infection was a man in his 60s living in Shinjo City, who complained of fever from 26th of last month, and had pneumonia on the 31st, so he was hospitalized at a medical institution. Was.
One day later, a medical institution consulted a health center and received a virus test. As a result, the infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed. Men have severe symptoms of pneumonia and are currently being treated in an intensive care unit.
To date, eight people who have been in close contact with men, including their families and relatives, will be screened for viruses in sequence.
In Yamagata Prefecture, the infection of a man working at a ryokan in Kamiyama City was revealed on the 1st, but eight people, including his family and colleagues, were found to be negative as a result of the virus test.
It is the third person to be infected in Yamagata Prefecture.