At professional baseball Orix, it was confirmed that a total of three players, including pitcher Shota Abe, who had pitched as a middle reliever in the game on the 27th, and one staff member were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
Only five people have been confirmed infected by ORIX in the last two days.
According to the team, a PCR test for the new coronavirus was conducted on the 27th, and a total of three people, including pitcher Abe, Tatsuya Yamaashi, and one staff member, were found to be positive.
The three have no symptoms and are being treated away from the team.
Pitcher Abe was in his second year as a professional and was pitching as a middle reliever in the game on the 27th, and his fifth year infielder and Yamaashi also participated in the middle.
On the 27th, Orix announced the infection of Yutaro Sugimoto and Ryota Muranishi, and in the last two days, only five people have been confirmed infected.