13 people including preschoolers in Chiba confirmed infection New coronavirus July 11 19:07

It was announced that 13 people in Chiba prefecture, including preschoolers in Funabashi City and staff members of nursing homes in Matsudo City, were newly infected with the new coronavirus.

According to Chiba Prefecture and other countries, infections have been confirmed in a total of 13 men and women under the age of 10 to 60s.

Of these, a preschool boy under 10 years old living in Funabashi City was going to the same facility as a child who was found to be infected on the 6th of this month. did.

A man in his 30s living in Ichikawa City is an employee who works at the Matsudo Yodarikan, a special elderly nursing home in Matsudo City. This staff member was examined for symptoms such as fever and malaise of 38 degrees from 9th, and was inspected, and the infection was found.

From the end of last month, two male staff members in their 30s and two female residents in their 80s and 90s were confirmed to have been infected at the facility. I'm going to investigate in detail. In addition, a woman in Matsudo City, who was in her 60s with a family member of the facility, was found to be infected late last month.

A woman in her 20's living in Urayasu works as a nurse at a medical institution in the prefecture, so it is supposed that her colleagues will be examined for infection.

A total of 1081 people have been confirmed infected in Chiba Prefecture, and the prefecture is calling for thorough infection prevention measures.