In Tokyo, a virus test for a highly infectious "N501Y" mutation confirmed that about 80% of 449 people were infected.
On the 19th, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced the test results for the mutant virus as a new report to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government from May 13th to 17th.
According to it, it was confirmed that 441 men and women between the ages of 10 and 90 and 8 people of unknown age and gender were infected with the virus with the highly infectious "N501Y" mutation. it was done.
About 80% of the 566 people were confirmed to be tested.
By age group, 122 people were in their 20s, 81 people were in their 30s, and 72 people were in their 40s, accounting for about 60% of the confirmed infections in their 20s to 40s.
In addition, the infection route was almost identified in 25 people, 18 in "home", 3 in "facility", 3 in "acquaintance", and 1 in "overseas travel history".
With this, 7151 people have been confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus in Tokyo so far.
It was also confirmed that a total of 6 men and women in their 70s and 80s who were infected with the mutant virus died on the 19th.
Twenty-seven people died from being infected with the mutant virus in Tokyo.