In Tokyo, more than 70% of people were newly confirmed to be infected with a virus with a highly infectious "N501Y" mutation by testing for mutant viruses.
New infections are being confirmed one after another in clusters that have occurred in facilities such as nursery schools and dormitories of university sports clubs.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced the results of the mutant virus test reported to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the 3rd of this month.
According to this, 257 men and women between the ages of 10 and 90 and 3 people of unknown age, a total of 260 people, were infected with the virus with the highly infectious "N501Y" mutation. It was confirmed by.
The number of people tested was 354, and the percentage of people confirmed to be a mutant virus was 73%, which is the first time since the 13th of last month when the city announced the number of people to be tested and the percentage was known. It exceeded% and became the highest.
The 260 people are 25 under 10 years old, 15 in their teens, 77 in their 20s, 50 in their 30s, 40 in their 40s, 33 in their 50s, 9 in their 60s, and 70. There are 4 people in their teens, 2 people in their 80s, 2 people in their 90s, and 3 people unknown.
The infection route has been almost identified in 41 people, 35 in the "facility", 5 in the "home", and 1 in the "acquaintance".
Of these, in the "inside the facility," 17 new infections were confirmed in the nursery school cluster that had been reported to the city, bringing the total to 25.
In addition, 14 new male students have been confirmed to be infected in the dormitory cluster of the university's athletic club, and the cumulative total has reached 35. New infections have been confirmed one after another in the clusters that occurred "inside the facility".
As a result, a total of 3,406 people have been confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus in Tokyo.
Of these, 6 have been confirmed dead.