Kofu Male in his 40s newly confirmed to have 170 people in the prefecture New Corona August 26, 17:34

Kofu announced that it has been confirmed that a man in his 40s who lives in Kanagawa prefecture and travels between Yamanashi prefecture and his work place in Tokyo is infected with the new coronavirus. With this, the number of confirmed infections in the prefecture has reached 170.

Infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed in a man in his 40s who lives in Kanagawa prefecture and travels between Yamanashi prefecture such as Kofu city and his office in Tokyo.

According to Kofu City, the man was a colleague of an office worker male in his 50s in Tokyo who was confirmed to be infected on the 22nd of this month. It was confirmed that the infection was confirmed by a PCR test at a medical institution in Kofu City.

The man stayed in Kofu city for two weeks until the 25th, of which he had a meal with an acquaintance at a restaurant in the city on the 23rd. The PCR test is carried out.

With this, the number of confirmed infections in the prefecture has reached 170.