The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on the 28th that it has confirmed that 20 new people in Tokyo have been infected with a virus containing the "L452R" mutation confirmed in India.
As a result, 251 people in Tokyo have been confirmed to be infected with this mutant virus.
The breakdown of the 20 people confirmed on the 28th is:
▽ 1 person under 10 years old ▽
4 people in
their teens
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1 person in their 20s
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7 people in their
30s
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3 people in their 40s
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2 people in their 50s
▽ One person in his 60s
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One person in his
70s.
Eight people know the route of infection, but 12 are investigating whether the route of infection is known.
The eight people whose infection route is known are
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4 people infected at home
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1 person in the facility
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1 person for
dinner
▽ 2 people for others.
Of these, one infected in the facility is a male student attending junior high school where it has already been confirmed that two students are infected with a virus that has the "L452R" mutation.
At this junior high school, 17 other students have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, and the city is investigating whether it is a mutant virus.