It was newly confirmed that 61 people in Tokyo, the largest number announced on the 12th and 1st, are infected with a virus with a mutation of "N501Y", which is said to have strong infectivity.
The capital said, "It is a factor that the number of tests has increased due to the addition of one private testing institution that tests for mutant viruses, but when viewed on a weekly basis, the number of positive cases has been increasing recently."
According to the city, on the 12th, it was confirmed that 61 new people were infected with a virus with a mutation of "N501Y", which is said to be highly infectious.
The number of people announced by the city on the 1st is more than double the 30 people on April 7, which was the largest number ever.
Of the 61, 47 are of known age and gender, and are men and women in their teens to 80s.
The remaining 14 people are checking their age and gender.
At least eight of those with known transmission routes were domestically infected.
In addition, there were cases where an acquaintance was infected.
With this, a total of 256 people have been confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus in Tokyo.
Of these, one died.
Regarding the fact that 61 people were confirmed, which is the largest number so far, the capital said, "It is a factor that the number of tests has increased due to the addition of one private testing institution that tests for mutant virus, but when viewed on a weekly basis, recent positive cases Tends to increase. "