December 13th Report

On December 13th, Fukui Prefecture reported one new case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, of a Fukui City male company employee in his 70s.

On December 6th, the man experienced coughing, and went to a medical institution for an examination on the 7th. On the 11th, he experienced a fever of 38.5°C and joint pain. On the 12th, he went to a medical institution for another examination, and had a biological sample taken; an antigen test showed positive for COVID-19. He has no history of travel outside of the prefecture during the past two weeks.

Fukui Prefecture has a cumulative total of 332 COVID-19 cases.

Sources: https://www.pref.fukui.lg.jp/doc/kenkou/corona/jyoukyou_d/fil/201213.pdf; https://www.fukuishimbun.co.jp/articles/-/1223783