Kagoshima Prefecture 4 new infections cluster in Yoron town New corona July 30 19:05

Kagoshima Prefecture and Kagoshima City announced on the 30th that four new cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed.

Infection was confirmed in a total of 4 women, a woman in her 90s and a man in her 40s in Yoroncho, and two women in her 80s in Kagoshima City.

In Yoron-cho, a remote island, a total of 46 infections have been confirmed in 9 days up to 30 days.

On the island, there is a possibility that a cluster of infected people = cluster occurred at the only general hospital "Yoron Tokushukai Hospital" and two restaurants on the island, and the cluster countermeasure group of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is proceeding with the investigation locally. ..

Because Yoron-cho is a remote island and the medical system is vulnerable, prefectures and towns call on residents and tourists from outside the prefecture to refrain from visiting Yoron-jima as much as possible.

So far, a total of 236 infected people have been confirmed in Kagoshima Prefecture.