Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, announced on May 10 that 97 men and women under the age of 10 to 70s (including one outside the prefecture) were newly infected with the new coronavirus. The total number of infected people in the city was 15,465.
According to the announcement, 17 people under the age of 10 (5 kindergarten children, 4 preschoolers, 8 elementary school students), 18 teens, 17 20s, 22 30s, 11 40s, 50s by age group. 6 people, 3 people in their 60s, 2 people in their 70s, 1 person in their 80s. Of these, 58 were already known positive close contacts or contacts.
In addition, as an out-of-prefecture case, one male in his thirties has been confirmed to be infected.
The total number of infected people in the city from the 4th to the 10th is 575, and the number of infected people per 100,000 population is 185.48 (April 27th to May 3rd = 584 people in total). According to national indicators, it is equivalent to Stage IV (infection explosion) (25 or more).
