Infection with the mutated new coronavirus "Delta strain" confirmed in India seems to be spreading rapidly in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures.
The number of people who were confirmed to be infected with the virus with the same mutation by PCR tests in the local government exceeded 5,800 as of the 26th, and increased 1.65 times in a week.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, as a result of PCR tests conducted by local governments on some people infected with the new coronavirus, a total of 5826 people in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba prefectures as of the 26th were in India. It was found that he was infected with a virus having the same "L452R" mutation as the delta strain of the mutant virus confirmed in.
Most are believed to be Delta stocks, a surge of 1.65 times, an increase of 2294 from the 19th of this month a week ago.
The breakdown was
▽ Tokyo increased by 1514 to 3865,
▽ Saitama increased by 356 to 747,
▽ Chiba increased by 194 to 618, and
▽ Kanagawa increased by 230 to 596.
In addition, the rate of mutation of "L452R" confirmed in the PCR test of the local government conducted in the week until July 18
was 46% in Chiba prefecture, 16 points in the previous week, and
▽ Tokyo. 43%
exceeded the
previous week by 15 points,
▽ Saitama prefecture increased by 38% from the previous week by 21 points,
▽ Kanagawa prefecture increased by 30% by 15 points from the previous week, and the replacement with Delta stocks is progressing rapidly. It seems that there is.