Gunma Prefecture New Corona 1 dead, 38 new infections confirmed

Gunma Prefecture announced on the 27th that 38 new people were infected with the new coronavirus and one died.

The number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 7,740, of which 134 have died.

Gunma Prefecture has announced that it has been confirmed that women in their thirties living in the prefecture were infected with a mutated coronavirus that appears to be spreading in India.

This is the first time that a person infected with this mutant virus has been confirmed in Gunma prefecture.

According to Gunma Prefecture, infection with the new mutated coronavirus, which seems to be spreading in India, was confirmed in early May in the 30s living in the prefecture returning from an overseas country where the mutated virus is endemic. Is a woman.

The woman had a negative PCR test when she returned to Japan, but she had mild symptoms while waiting at home for two weeks, and as a result of another test, it was confirmed that she was infected with the new coronavirus, and the prefecture's prefecture A detailed analysis by the Institute of Health and Environment confirmed that a mutated virus called "B.1.617" was found to be widespread in India.

The woman finished her medical treatment later this month and has already been discharged.

This is the first time that this mutant virus has been confirmed in the prefecture, but the prefecture has not disclosed from which country the woman returned or the symptoms at the time of onset, as it will lead to individual identification.

One person was a close contact, and infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed, but due to the small amount of virus collected, it was not possible to analyze whether or not it was infected with a mutant virus.

In the prefecture, it is unlikely that this mutant virus has spread in the prefecture, as women are not in contact with an unspecified number of people.

The Prefectural Infectious Diseases and Cancer Disease Countermeasures Division said, "Even if it is a mutant strain, basic measures such as wearing a mask, washing hands, and avoiding three-cs. I have.