On the 18th, 25 new infections were announced at a hospital in Inzai City, Chiba Prefecture, where a cluster of people infected with the new coronavirus had been confirmed.
The number of confirmed infections at this hospital is now 89, which means that it is the largest cluster of medical institutions in the prefecture so far.
According to Chiba Prefecture, the infection was announced on the 18th at Nishi-Sakura Inzai Hospital in Inzai City, with 17 inpatients in their 20s and 80s and 8 staff members in total.
Since the infection of staff was confirmed at this hospital on the 22nd of last month, infections such as patients have been confirmed one after another, and the total number of people confirmed to be infected has reached 89, which is the largest cluster among medical institutions in the prefecture. about it.
In addition, it was newly announced that a man in his 50s who had been hospitalized died from the new coronavirus and cerebral infarction on the 9th of this month, and only two people were confirmed dead at this hospital.
On the 18th, 149 new infections were confirmed in Chiba prefecture, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture to 25,129.
In addition, 10 new deaths were announced, bringing the total number of deaths to 383.