Influenza Cases Rise Compared to Last Week.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

The prefecture announced that the number of influenza patients reported in the prefecture from the 6th to the 12th was 36.72, up 2.8% from the previous week. Tone-Numata had the highest number of cases with 62.33, followed by Isesaki with 47.90, Shibukawa with 40.33, and Fujioka with 40. School grades and classes were closed in nine classes at seven schools in four cities, and multiple people died at a senior care facility due to a mass infection. The prefecture is calling for thorough hand washing and cough etiquette.