First dead in Kochi Two new infection confirmed New coronavirus April 15 15:35
Kochi Prefecture revealed that one elderly person who was hospitalized due to the new coronavirus died on the 15th. It is the first time that a person infected with the new coronavirus has died in the prefecture.
At a press conference, Governor Hamada of Kochi Prefecture revealed that an elderly person who had been hospitalized and infected with the new coronavirus died in the morning of the 15th. The gender of the deceased elderly people and the area in which they lived were withheld from the public, considering the intention of the bereaved family.
This is the first time that a person infected with the new coronavirus has died in Kochi Prefecture.
In addition, two new infections were confirmed in Kochi Prefecture.
One of them is a woman in her twenties living in Kochi City, and her infection route is unknown. The other is a woman in her 70s living in the Hata Health and Welfare Center in the western part of the prefecture, who used a bar in Sukumo City where infections of managers and users have been confirmed.
Now there are 62 confirmed cases of infection in the prefecture.
Governor Hamada said, "I am very sorry that the first dead in Kochi Prefecture, and I would like to express my deepest condolences to the bereaved family. Looking at the weekly basis, there are still around 20 infected people, so be careful. I would like to ask you to thoroughly prevent infection without loosening it. "