It has been announced that it was confirmed that 48 people had been infected with the mutated coronavirus by the 30th in Chiba prefecture.
Two of them died.
Looking at the number of infected people by age group, ▽ under 10 years old is 3 people, ▽ teens are 4 people, ▽ 20s is 2 people, ▽ 30s is 3 people, ▽ 40s is 7 people, ▽ 50s is 6 people There are 5 people in their 60s, 8 people in their 70s, and 10 people in their 80s.
Of these, 13 men and women in their 60s and 80s were restaurant users and employees who could karaoke in the daytime, forming a cluster of mutant viruses.
Infection with the mutated virus has also been confirmed in 18 people involved, including 13 families infected in the cluster.
In Chiba Prefecture, some people who are positive for the new corona and who can collect sufficient samples are tested for mutated virus.
From the 23rd to the 29th of this month, preliminary figures indicate that 130 out of 711 confirmed infections with the new coronavirus were tested, or 18%.
Based on the national notification, Chiba Prefecture wants to be ready to increase the number of mutant virus tests up to 40% of the number of infected people.
In addition, in Chiba prefecture, a total of two men and women in their 80s who have been infected with the mutant virus have died.