Male infection confirmed dead in Mie Prefecture Death is the first in the prefecture New Corona April 16 22:34

On May 16, Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, announced that a man in his 50s who died at his home in the city was confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus. This is the first time that the death of a person infected with the new coronavirus was confirmed in Mie prefecture. In addition, two new infections were confirmed, and a total of 26 people were confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.

After death, it was confirmed that a man in his 50s in Yokkaichi City was infected with the new coronavirus.

According to Yokkaichi City, this man has had fever and coughing symptoms since the 7th of this month, and he continues to receive medical treatment at a medical institution, but on the 15th he loses consciousness at home. The family confirmed it, and the police confirmed the death. As a result of the test, infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed on the 16th. According to Yokkaichi City, men had underlying illness.

According to Mie prefecture, it is the first time that the death of a person infected with the new coronavirus was confirmed in the prefecture.

In addition, Mie Prefecture announced on the 16th that the infection was confirmed in a female nursery school clerk in her 50s and a male employee in her 40s in Matsusaka City who lived in Meiwa-cho.

Among them, the man in his 40s was in close contact with a man in his 50s, a colleague who had been confirmed to have been infected at the Imuraya Group headquarters.

In Mie Prefecture, infections of men in their thirties at the same company on the same floor have been confirmed, so it seems that they may have become clusters, and we are continuing to observe the health of people who have come into close contact with them.

A total of 26 people were confirmed infected in Mie Prefecture.