It was found that 64 inpatients infected with the new coronavirus died in a large cluster at a medical institution in Okinawa Prefecture, where the beds are tight due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
At the Uruma Memorial Hospital in Uruma City, Okinawa Prefecture, it was discovered in the middle of last month that employees were infected with the mutant virus "Delta strain" that was confirmed in India, which has strong infectivity. The largest cluster ever has occurred.
According to Okinawa Prefecture, a total of 196 cases of infection have been confirmed so far, including 173 inpatients and 23 staff members, and 64 of the infected inpatients have died.
According to hospitals, most of the people who died are elderly, and in some cases they died after moving to another hospital after infection.
According to the hospital, five people were confirmed dead by the 30th of last month, and many people have died since then.
Due to the tight medical system in the prefecture, many infected people cannot be transferred to other medical institutions, and the hospital is responding in-hospital with the support of doctors and nurses.
The person in charge of the hospital said, "I am very sorry for the patients who would have been receiving medical treatment at this hospital if they were not infected, and for themselves and their families. We will take all possible measures to converge." I was talking.