Hiroshima Mass disability facility confirmed for 18 new infections New Corona April 15 10:58

Hiroshima City announced that 18 new people in the city have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. In each case, 22 people on the 14th revealed the outbreak, and the number of residents and staff members of the institutional facilities for the mentally handicapped were 108, confirming the infection in Hiroshima prefecture.

A total of 18 people were newly confirmed to be infected, including 11 people and 7 staff at the facility "Mishin Gakuen", a facility for people with intellectual disabilities in Saiki Ward, Hiroshima City.

About the facility, it was revealed on March 13 that a total of 22 people, including residents and staff, were infected with the new coronavirus.

The city of Hiroshima is proceeding with virus tests for about 90 other residents and staff, assuming that a cluster of infected people called a "cluster" has occurred, and as a result, 18 new infections have been confirmed so far. It means that

Forty people have now been found to be infected around this facility.

Hiroshima City will hold a press conference on the afternoon of the 15th to explain the details of the process up to the confirmation of the infection and the medical condition of the patient.

In addition, the number of confirmed infections in Hiroshima was 108, exceeding 100.