Chiba 4 new infection confirmation to 15 people in total New coronavirus July 4 18:29
Chiba Prefecture announced on the 4th that nine men and women were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. On the 4th, a total of 6 infections were announced in Chiba City and Kashiwa City, and the number of new infections in Chiba Prefecture became 15.
Nine men and women in their 20s and 40s were newly infected.
According to Chiba Prefecture, four of them were female students of "Kitahara Gakuin Dental Hygiene College" in Matsudo City, and they were tested because they were confirmed infected on June 28 in the same class. is.
So far, about 70 students in this class have been tested, and depending on the prefecture, 12 people including 8 people living in Chiba prefecture and 4 people living in Ibaraki prefecture, including 4 people announced on the 4th, were infected. Has been confirmed.
Chiba Prefecture will proceed with further inspections of related persons, assuming that a cluster has occurred in the vocational school.
On top of that, he said, "There is a risk that the younger generation will spread the infection to the elderly in the home, so we should pay close attention to the spread of infection in the younger generation. It is easy for schools to become crowded, and lockers and classrooms should be designed so that people are not crowded. I would like people to take measures such as refraining from talking when eating meals."
The other five are 4 living in Urayasu City and 1 living in Ichikawa City, and may have been infected by family members or colleagues at work. According to Chiba Prefecture, all 9 people are asymptomatic or mild.
In addition to this, 6 people were already infected in Chiba City, Kashiwa City and Funabashi City on the 4th, and the number of new infections in Chiba Prefecture became 15.
Now there are a total of 998 infected people in Chiba prefecture.