Kawaguchi City: 5 new infections confirmed, totaling 627 people in Saitama Prefecture New Corona April 18 22:06

Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, announced on the 18th that five people including hospitalized patients in the city hospital and staff at public health centers were newly infected with the new coronavirus.

Newly confirmed infections were all patients admitted to the Kawaguchi General Hospital, a man in his 80s, two women in his 80s, a male employee in his 50s at the Kawaguchi City Public Health Center, and Saitama. There are 5 female nurses in their 50s at the Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital.

According to the city, Kawaguchi Industrial General Hospital will, in the meantime, stop accepting outpatient first visits, emergency patients, and new inpatients.

In addition, the Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital has already confirmed infections of patients and nurses on the 11th and 16th of this month, and as a general rule, we have stopped accepting outpatients' first visits, emergency patients, and new inpatients.

In addition, Kawaguchi City Public Health Center has already confirmed the infection of the staff, and after disinfecting the public health center, it is said that the temporary reception is set up outdoors to respond to the citizens.

The number of infected people announced in Saitama is now 627.