Saitama: The number of hospital beds secured by the prefecture increased to 1,000 due to the spread of new corona infection. August 6: 20:53
In response to the spread of new coronavirus infection, Saitama Prefecture decided at the countermeasure headquarters meeting on the 6th to increase the number of hospital beds secured by the prefecture by more than 300 beds to 1,000 beds.
Saitama Prefecture reported at the prefecture's Countermeasures Headquarters meeting on the evening of the 6th that the number of infected people was 419 in the week until the 3rd of this month, which is 110 more than the previous week, and the situation is spreading. It was.
In addition, assuming that the number of beds in the prefecture may become tighter in the future, the prefecture plans about the number of beds and raises the level by one to the second "expansion period" from the top of the four levels to determine the number of beds to secure. Decided to increase from 600 beds up to 1000 beds.
The prefecture has secured 683 beds at the moment, and the number of beds expected to be secured in the future is limited to 949 beds, so the prefecture calls on medical institutions to rush to secure them.
After the meeting, Governor Ono of Saitama Prefecture said, "I think we have entered the stage where we need to be more careful. We want to respond with more tension."