Kanagawa Prefecture: 8 new infections, totaling 1603 people in the prefecture New coronavirus

Kanagawa Prefecture: 8 new infections, totaling 1603 people in the prefecture New Coronavirus July 7th 17:38

In Kanagawa prefecture, it was announced on the 7th that eight new men and women, mainly young people in their teens to thirties, were newly infected with the new coronavirus.

According to the city of Yokohama, 4 men and women in their 20s to 30s living in the city have newly confirmed infections, and all of them do not know the infection route.

Among them, a woman in her twenties is an employee of a restaurant with entertainment in Kanagawa prefecture, but so far, no one related to the store or a customer has been infected.

Another woman in her 20s is a nursery teacher at a nursery school in the prefecture, who was waiting for her home after having symptoms such as fever last month.

This nursery school is located in a municipality other than Yokohama City, and depending on the city, the situation of the garden is not known, but the public health center in charge is investigating whether the nursery teacher has a deep contact.

On the other hand, according to Kawasaki City, a new infection was confirmed in a total of 3 people, a couple in their 20s and a man in their 70s living in the city, all of whom are mild.

Of the couple in their 20s, the wife seems to have been infected by her husband, but her husband's infection route is unknown.

In addition, a man in his 70s is an inpatient at the "Kawasaki Kyodo Hospital" and is a close contact with a caregiver who has already been confirmed to be infected.

This month at Kawasaki Kyodo Hospital, a second cluster was newly confirmed in the hospital, and now there are 10 infected people in this cluster.

In addition, according to Kanagawa Prefecture, infection of a teenage male university student living in Atsugi City was also confirmed, indicating that the disease is mild.

Until the end of last month, university students explained that they had worked part-time at a restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and the prefecture is investigating the route of infection through Shinjuku.

According to the NHK summary, 1603 people have been infected in Kanagawa prefecture, and 96 of them have died.