Gunma Prefecture New infection confirmation of two nursery teachers New corona July 16 21:07

Gunma prefecture announced on the 16th that two new nursery teachers living in the Isesaki public health center were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.

According to the prefecture, all confirmed infections were childcare teachers of women in their 40s and 30s living in the jurisdiction of Isesaki Public Health Center. Both of them are working at "Futaba Children's Garden" in Isesaki City.

At this nursery school, a nursery teacher of a woman in her 20s watched a stage performance at "Shinjuku Theater Moliere" in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, where a mass infection occurred, and on the 13th of this month, infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed. One of the confirmed infections on the 16th is that he was a close contact with the childcare teacher.

The number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is now 164, of whom 19 have died.