Ibaraki: Confirmation of 5 new infections 59 new cases in the prefecture New type coronavirus April 4 22:55

Ibaraki Prefecture announced on April 4 that it has been confirmed that five new men and women have been infected with the new coronavirus. In Ibaraki Prefecture, 59 cases were confirmed infected and one person was discharged.

Of the newly confirmed individuals, two men in their 40s who live in Furukawa City are tested as close contacts with 50-year-old males in Furukawa City, who run a restaurant business in Tokyo, where infection was confirmed for three days. It turned out to be positive.

One of the two had fever and malaise, but the symptoms were mild, and the other had no symptoms.

In addition, a woman in her 30s and her husband and a male office worker in her 30s in Kamisu City are close contacts of women in their 50s who were infected in Ehime Prefecture on March 3.

Both of them have symptoms such as coughing and difficulty breathing, but they are mild.

In addition, the 30-year-old man in Tsukuba City is a company employee working in Tokyo, whose symptoms are mild and the route of infection is unknown, so Ibaraki Prefecture is going to investigate closely contacts such as family members.

As a result, 59 people have been infected in Ibaraki Prefecture and one has been discharged.