According to the announcement by Saga Prefecture, it was confirmed that eight new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
On the 2nd, confirmation of infection was announced:
▽ 3 men in their 50s in Karatsu City
,
▽ men in
their 30s in Arita Town and girls under 10 years old
,
▽
men in their 20s in Saga City,
▽ Takeo A man in his twenties in the city,
▽
A man in his thirties in
Fukuoka prefecture.
A total of 1206 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
On the other hand, when a man in his twenties living in Osaka Prefecture, whose infection confirmation was announced on the 24th of last month, was examined in detail at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, it was confirmed that he was infected with the mutated new coronavirus. about it.
This is the first time that infection with a mutant virus has been confirmed in Saga Prefecture.
In addition, Saga Prefecture has revealed that one of the people confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus by the 2nd is suspected of being infected with the mutated new coronavirus.