In Chiba prefecture, it was announced on the 27th that a new cluster = a group of infected people was confirmed at a nursery school in Urayasu city.
In Chiba prefecture, the number of infected people has risen to 67 even in kindergartens in Chiba City, where clusters have already been confirmed, and outbreaks are occurring one after another at facilities where preschool children attend.
On the 27th, it was announced that 405 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Chiba prefecture.
The number of newly infected persons announced on the 1st was the second highest after the 26th after January 24, when the second state of emergency was declared.
At a nursery school in Urayasu City, it has been confirmed that a total of five people, including one employee and four children, have been infected with the new coronavirus, and Chiba Prefecture has announced that a new cluster has occurred.
In addition, at the kindergarten in Wakaba Ward, Chiba City, where the outbreak of clusters has already been announced, 20 new infections have been confirmed, and the number of infected people confirmed so far is 8 teachers and 59 children. There are 67 people in total.
According to the city of Chiba, at this kindergarten, there was a scene where staff members took off their masks and called out to children, so 34% of the total of 196 staff members and children who had test results so far It is positive.
In July, clusters have occurred in two nursery schools in Ichikawa City and one in Funabashi City and one in Kashiwa City in Chiba Prefecture, and outbreaks have occurred in nursery schools and kindergartens where preschool children attend. There are 6 cases.
Chiba Prefecture said, "Infection confirmation of children under 10 years old is increasing, and there are many cases where infection spreads from home. In some cases, it is difficult for young children to wear masks, so we want adults to thoroughly prevent infection. I'm talking.
In addition, Chiba Prefecture announced that a total of 6 people, including 1 instructor and 5 students, were confirmed to be infected at a ballet studio in Urayasu City, and a new cluster was formed.
In Chiba prefecture, a total of 46,465 people have been confirmed to be infected.
In addition, the deaths of two people in their 70s and above were announced, bringing the total number of deaths to 731.
The number of seriously ill people in Chiba Prefecture is 23 as of 1:00 pm on the 27th, and the usage rate for 101 beds, which are reserved exclusively for the severely ill in the prefecture, is 22.8%.