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More than a hundred people have infected norovirus at a hospital in Japan's Yokohama, municipal officials said Monday.
A total of 112 people, including 82 patients and 30 staff, at the Yokohama Denentoshi Hospital have infected gastroenteritis caused by the infectious virus by Monday morning, the officials was quoted by Japan's Kyodo News as saying.
The disease has probably caused death of four seniors, who died of breathing problems with reports of the virus' symptoms of vomit and diarrhea, on Dec. 29 in the hospital.
The officials said local government has inspected four times in the hospital to try to find the infection route and Japan's health ministry has urged local governments to pay attention to the epidemic.
Meanwhile, Maebashi city in Gunma Prefecture also reported a senior female, who was detected positive to the virus test, died at a nursing home, according to Kyodo.
About 17 others in the facility were also reportedly developed the symptoms of vomit and diarrhea but were not in serious condition.
