Mie Prefecture announced on the 3rd that it was confirmed that one person in the prefecture was newly infected with the new coronavirus mutant virus, "Omicron strain".
A new infection was confirmed in a man in his 40s in Mie prefecture.
According to Mie Prefecture, the man was tested as a contact person for positives outside the prefecture and was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus late last month. It means that it was confirmed.
The man is asymptomatic, but he is currently hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture and has no history of traveling abroad.
As a result, two people have been confirmed to be infected with the Omicron strain in Mie Prefecture.