A man in his 60s in Saitama City, who had been infected with the new coronavirus and was being treated at home, was found dead on the 27th of this month.
According to Saitama City, it was confirmed that a man in his 60s living in the city was infected with the new coronavirus on the 11th of this month.
The man had an underlying diabetic illness, but his symptoms were so mild that he had to be treated at home, and on the 12th and 13th the following day, the city's health center was conducting health observations over the phone.
At that time, there was no problem with the oxygen level in the blood, so the city decided that there was no need to adjust hospitalization, and on the 13th, the "Accommodation / Home Care Support Center" commissioned by the prefecture. I took over to.
After that, the support center continued to make automatic voice calls and direct calls, but there was no response for more than 10 days, and it seems that he is worried that the family who was separated on the 27th of this month will not be able to contact. When I went to see it, I found it dead.
According to the city, police said the man had died two days ago.
The man had a wife who lived with him, but he was also infected with the new corona and was receiving medical treatment at home at the same time.
His wife did not contact him about any changes in his physical condition, and he was hospitalized on the 27th when he was found dead because his symptoms were getting worse.
On the other hand, Saitama Prefecture, which had outsourced health observation to a support center, said that there was no information on how the man died and he could not answer.