Regarding the infection situation in the city, the mayor of Sendai City said that BA. It was revealed that the number of cases suspected to be two systems has increased to nearly half.
Mayor of the county “The ratio has been increasing since the week of March 21, and it is close to about 50%. It can be said that the replacement is progressing rapidly in Motoichi as well.”
The mayor of the county conducted a sample survey of infected specimens at a regular press conference on the 5th, and found that BA. It was revealed that the ratio of the two systems has increased to 46%.
BA. The infectivity of the two strains is 1.3 times that of the conventional Omicron strain, and it remained around 10% until the middle of March in the city, but increased sharply to 44% in the week of March 21st. about it.