Gunma Prefecture announced that 25 people were newly confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus at a hospital in Isesaki City, and that a cluster had occurred.
Of these, 24 people are confirmed to be infected more than two weeks after receiving the vaccine twice, so-called "breakthrough infection", so the prefecture has decided to ask the national government to investigate the cause. increase.
The cluster occurred at Hara Hospital in Isesaki City, and according to the prefecture, 25 inpatients and 8 staff members were found to be infected between the 20th and the 22nd.
Twenty-five were men and women in their teens to 80s, one of whom was vaccinated once, while the remaining 24 were vaccinated twice and more than two weeks later.
No one has aggravated the symptoms of the new coronavirus, but it is the first time in the prefecture that so many people have been found to have a so-called "breakthrough infection" at one time.
The cause is unknown, and the prefecture has decided to ask the national government to investigate.
According to the hospital, patients and staff who have been confirmed to be infected have taken measures such as transferring to another hospital or waiting at home, and although they have stopped accepting hospitalization, outpatient treatment continues.