Ehime Prefecture announced that it has confirmed 23 new infections with the new coronavirus.
It was two months ago that more than 20 infected people were announced in Ehime prefecture a day since January 23, and Governor Nakamura said, "I am standing at the entrance to the fourth wave. It's a crucial moment for whether or not it is. "
Of the 23 infected people announced by Ehime Prefecture on the 23rd, Matsuyama City accounted for 22 by place of residence, and by age group, 14 were in their 20s and 7 were in their 30s, concentrated in the younger generation. I will.
It was two months ago that more than 20 infected people were announced in Ehime prefecture a day since January 23, and the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture was 1110.
Of these, 19 people, including employees and customers, were newly found to be infected at 8 stores, including a bar in the downtown area of Matsuyama City.
Combined with the cases already announced, 26 people were positive for this association, and Ehime Prefecture announced that one large cluster was confirmed.
According to Ehime Prefecture, the infection may have spread, with employees and customers going in and out of multiple stores.
If the infection spreads further in the future, Ehime Prefecture will consider narrowing down the area and conducting a wide range of inspections on restaurant employees, and requesting shortening of business hours again for some restaurants. about it.
Governor Nakamura said, "I think it's safe to say that Ehime Prefecture is standing at the entrance to the 4th wave. It's a crucial moment to stay, so in order to minimize the impact of socio-economic activities, here I want to hold it down, "he said with a strong sense of crisis.
In addition, Ehime Prefecture announced that 12 of the 19 people in this "business district cluster" were infected with the mutant virus as a result of the test.