Chiba Funabashi 8 men and women in their 10s and 80s newly confirmed infection April 5, 17:59

Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, has announced that eight new cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed. Infections have been found in eight men and women in their teens and eighties living in Funabashi City.

According to Funabashi City, the men in their 80s are doctors, and they had been seen at the clinic even after the symptoms appeared on the 28th of last month. The clinic is currently closed and is contacting anyone who comes in and out after 28 days.

Two teenage students are two sons of a couple who have been infected in Funabashi City, and women in their 30s and 60s are men in their 30s who have been infected so far in Funabashi City. It is a family of office workers.

At least three of the eight people have not been confirmed the route of transmission, and Funabashi City is planning to investigate behavioral history and close contacts.

The number of infected people in Chiba prefecture is 244, of which one has died.