Akita Two newly confirmed infections JR East Japan Akita branch basketball staff etc. August 7th 18:53

Akita Prefecture and Akita City announced that one male member in his twenties in the basketball club of JR East Japan Akita Branch Office was newly infected with the new coronavirus. Also, it was revealed that the 30-year-old local civil servant man in the Noshiro Public Health Center, who was serving as a referee when the basketball club played a practice match on the 2nd of this month, was also infected.

With this, the total number of members of the basketball team of JR East Akita Branch confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus was 7, and the total number of infected people in Akita Prefecture was 28.