Ehime Prefecture announced on the 6th that it has confirmed 43 new infections with the new coronavirus, making it the second highest number of people infected per day.
Under these circumstances, the prefecture decided to raise its own alert level from the 8th to the highest alert level "infection control period" where infection prevention is the highest priority.
The number of newly infected people announced by Ehime Prefecture on the 6th is 43 in total from teens to 80s, and the number of infected people per day is the second highest in the past, after 59 people announced on the 25th of last month. I did.
By place of residence, Matsuyama City has the highest number of people with 30 people, Niihama City with 6 people, and Saijo City with 2 people, and infections in the Toyo area are confirmed every day.
In addition, it has been confirmed in Iyo City, Tobe Town, and outside the prefecture.
This includes the infection of one employee of a partner company working at the Ikata Nuclear Power Station, but Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. has no contact with employees and says that it will not affect the operation of the power station. ..
On the other hand, looking at all infected people by infection route, "work-related" was the most common with 13 people, followed by "home" with 6 people, and "school". In Matsuyama City, there are new workplace clusters and school clusters. It was confirmed.
In addition, testing for mutant virus has progressed further, and the number of people who are considered to be positive for mutant virus in the prefecture has increased to 383 in total, including those who have been discharged from the hospital.
The total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture is 1561.
As of the morning of the 6th, the number of people hospitalized at medical institutions, including the schedule, was 73, the highest number ever, along with the 5th, and the burden on the medical field continues to be high.
In response to this situation, Governor Nakamura announced that the prefecture's own alert level will be given top priority from the 8th, and that socio-economic activities will be raised to the highest alert level, the "infection control period," which will be reduced as much as possible.
There are three levels of alert in the prefecture, from low to "infection reduction period", "infection alert period", and "infection countermeasure period". Currently, the second "infection alert period" is applied to the "infection countermeasure period". This is the first time since May last year when the prefecture set a warning level.
Governor Nakamura said that he is considering specific details such as new countermeasures for this, and that he may ask for the cooperation of refraining from going out in Matsuyama city where infected people are concentrated. Said.
In addition to this, it is considering refraining from going back and forth between Matsuyama City and other cities and towns, holding events and restricting the use of prefectural management facilities.
In addition, the Tokyo Olympic torch relay scheduled for the 21st and 22nd of this month will also be considered for how it should be held depending on the infection situation.
Governor Nakamura said, "Given that the load on the medical field has reached a record high, we can no longer give up. In particular, we need to strengthen our appeal and countermeasures to Matsuyama citizens, who are concentrating on infection." Said.