Saitama 1 person died 1 person Infection confirmed and elderly woman New coronavirus June 5 18:36
Saitama Prefecture announced that a woman in her 70s who had been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus and was hospitalized at a medical institution died on the 5th.
According to the prefecture, the woman had a basic illness, her respiratory condition had been poor since the beginning of hospitalization, and she had been receiving treatment with oxygen, but her symptoms gradually worsened.
Of the people found to be infected with the new coronavirus in Saitama prefecture, the number of people who died is now 51.
Also, according to the prefecture, it was announced that women in their 80s in Honjo City were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
It is said that women do not have symptoms such as fever, but the prefecture decided to investigate the route of infection because the infection was found as a result of the inspection when hospitalized for treatment of other diseases.
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus announced in Saitama is now 1003.