Niigata Prefecture Two new infections confirmed New Coronavirus July 26, 16:28
In Niigata Prefecture, one person each in Niigata City and Sanjo City, two persons in total, were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, and the number of infected persons in the prefecture has now reached 93. It means that both of them had traveled to and from Tokyo.
Of these, Niigata City announced that a woman in her fifties who was a temporary worker in Nishi-ku, Niigata City was infected with the new coronavirus.
According to Niigata City, this woman complained of fever and sore throat on the 24th, consulted with the city's "Returnees and Contacts Consultation Center", and was tested positive on the 26th as a result of the PCR test. That is.
The woman went to Tokyo from the 16th of this month to see her in-hospital mother and was back on the 19th. It means that the round trip to Tokyo was traveling by car.
In addition, Niigata Prefecture announced that a male employee in his 30s living in Sanjo City was infected.
The man had a fever in the 38's level on the 24th of this month, so he consulted with the Returnees/Contacts Counseling Center and as a result of the test, a positive result was found on the 26th.
It means that the man worked in Tokyo until the 22nd of this month, and returned to his home in Sanjo City using the Joetsu Shinkansen that night. On the 25th, a man had a fever in the 37's and a headache, but he was not serious.
Niigata Prefecture is investigating the route of infection as it may have been infected in Tokyo.
The number of infected people in the prefecture is now 93.