Two new infections confirmed in Mie Prefecture Total 45 people in the prefecture New Coronavirus April 24, 20:52
In Mie Prefecture, two men and women in Ise City and Matsusaka City were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, and the number of infected people in the prefecture was 45.
Among them, a woman in Ise City was mistakenly told that the test result was negative due to a mistake in the hospital, so Governor Suzuki of Mie Prefecture ordered to check for similar mistakes.
Two new infections were confirmed: a woman in her 60s who is a nursery school cook living in Ise City and a man in her 40s who is a firefighter living in Matsusaka City.
According to Mie Prefecture, among them, a woman in her 60s in Ise city had a fever on 11th of this month and was diagnosed with pneumonia at a medical institution on the 14th, so she was examined at the local Ise Red Cross Hospital. It was
As a result, infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed on the 17th, but the hospital reported that it was negative for the woman and the prefecture due to a mistake in filling in the medical record by the clinical laboratory technologist.
However, on the 23rd, another clinical technologist noticed an error in the confirmation work, and the hospital apologized to the woman and reported the correction to Mie Prefecture.
Regarding the mistake of the hospital, Governor Suzuki said in a press conference, "It was very regrettable and outrageous that the mistake occurred. I would like to inform the hospital in the prefecture and try to prevent recurrence." I made it clear that I instructed you to check for any mistakes.
The number of confirmed infections in Mie Prefecture has reached 45.