Kobe City announced that the percentage of people infected with the mutant virus "Delta strain" confirmed in India in the week until the 25th of this month in the independent testing of the mutant virus was 56%, exceeding half for the first time. Did.
Kobe City is conducting its own tests to find out how much the mutated new coronavirus is spreading in the area.
In the most recent week from 19th to 25th of this month, we examined 71 samples, which is about 30% of newly infected people in the city, and found that 40, or 56.3%, were confirmed in India. It was confirmed that he was infected with the virus "Delta strain".
The ratio of "Delta stocks" in the previous week was 27.4%, and it is the first time in Kobe that the ratio of "Delta stocks" exceeds half.
A city official said, "It seems that Delta strains are gradually spreading in Kansai. Delta strains are said to be highly infectious, but it is important to thoroughly implement normal infection control measures." ..