The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has revealed that 117 people have been infected nationwide so far regarding the mutated new coronavirus that spreads in India.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is collaborating with local governments to extract some samples of people infected with the new coronavirus and analyze the genes to see if they are infected with the mutant virus.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, as of the 14th, as a result of collecting reports from local governments, a total of 117 people were infected with the mutant virus spreading in India, 30 in a week (8th to 14th). It means that the number of people has increased.
By prefecture,
▽ Tokyo has 30 people,
▽ Kanagawa prefecture has 17 people,
▽ Chiba prefecture has 16 people,
▽ Shizuoka prefecture and Hyogo prefecture have 11 people,
▽ Osaka prefecture has 9 people,
▽ Saitama prefecture has 8 people,
▽ Hiroshima prefecture has 7 people,
▽ Gunma prefecture has 4 people,
▽ Aichi prefecture has 2 people,
▽ Nagano prefecture and Kagoshima prefecture have 1 person each.
In addition, by the 14th, it was confirmed that 24 people had been infected with the mutant virus found in South Africa and 80 people had been infected with the mutant virus spreading in Brazil.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato "Thorough prevention of the spread of" Delta strain ""
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference on the afternoon of the 16th, "Based on expert evaluation and analysis, strengthening border measures with the mutant virus" Delta strain "confirmed in India in mind, and domestic monitoring system by PCR test We would like to continue to take thorough measures to prevent the spread of this mutant strain, such as strengthening the strain and conducting an active epidemiological survey. "