A total of 41 people were confirmed to be infected, including 8 people who had completed two vaccinations, at a municipal hospital in Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture, where a population of people infected with the new coronavirus = clusters are occurring. I did.
Since the end of last month, patients and staff have been infected with the new coronavirus at Choshi City Hospital.
According to Chiba Prefecture, infection was confirmed by the 14th, with a total of 41 staff members, 10 nursing trainees, and 31 inpatients, of whom 7 were 90 years old or older by the end of May. By the end of last month, one inpatient had been vaccinated twice each.
According to the hospital, 41 people who were confirmed to be infected were patients who were hospitalized on the same floor and their staff, and it is believed that the infection spread because the patient's room was shared.
Hospitals will continue to suspend surgery, endoscopy, and acceptance of new inpatients until the end of this month due to a series of confirmed infected individuals.
In addition, Chiba Prefecture will inspect for people infected with the mutant virus "Delta strain" confirmed in India in the future.