88 people were infected.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

88 people have been infected with E. coli in the prefecture this year, the second highest number in the past 20 years.

On the 13th, Gunma Prefecture announced that the number of patients with E. coli infection reported by health centers in the prefecture from the 5th to the 11th was 21, 5.25 times higher than the previous week. This is due to outbreaks at multiple childcare facilities. So far this year, 88 people have been infected, the second highest number in the same period in the past 20 years, following 98 cases in 2006. Infections are usually reported more frequently from early summer to autumn when temperatures are high, and this year the number of patients has been increasing since late June.