Miyagi Kesennuma Infection confirmed in males in their 40s April 21 16:15 in 21 prefectures
It was newly confirmed that one man in his forties living in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture was infected with the new coronavirus. Confirmation of infection in Miyagi prefecture was 21 people.
The newly confirmed infection was a self-employed male in their 40s living in Kesennuma.
According to Miyagi Prefecture, men had fever, malaise, abnormal taste and smell on the 29th of last month, and fever and fever were repeated on the 30th and 31st.
For this reason, after consulting a returnee / contact center on this month with a medical institution, the test result for influenza was negative and a cold was diagnosed.
However, the symptoms did not improve, and coughing occurred on the 4th, so she visited a returnee / contact clinic. On the 5th, a test confirmed that she was infected with the new coronavirus.
The man is going to be hospitalized for a designated infectious disease medical institution on the 5th, but it is not a serious situation.
According to the prefecture, men did not travel abroad two weeks before the onset of disease, but from the 24th to the 28th of last month, they used a car for work and went to the Kanto area by themselves.
In addition, since last month when the symptoms appeared, she had been recuperating at her parents' home in the city and was unable to go out except for consulting a medical institution. That is.
Miyagi Prefecture will investigate in detail the behavior of men and close contacts, including families living with them.