New corona illness in Tokyo By the standard of the country, it will increase by about 10 people to around 40 people at 23:51 on August 19th.
As a result of the Tokyo metropolitan government summarizing the number of severely ill patients infected with the new coronavirus, the number of seriously ill persons in Tokyo as of the 19th was increased by around 10 to around 40. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will continue to make announcements, saying that while the number aggregated under this standard will be reported to the government in the future, the number produced by the conventional aggregation method will also reflect the actual situation at the medical site.
This April, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will be severely ill if any of the patients infected with the new coronavirus are in the intensive care unit or need a mechanical ventilator or artificial heart-lung machine called “ECMO”. I notified the prefectures to report as a person.
On the other hand, the Metropolitan Government has reported only those who are using a ventilator or "ECMO" as critically ill, saying that not all patients in the intensive care unit are ill.
Regarding this, according to the request of the government, as a result of the city totaling according to the national standards, it became clear that 32 seriously ill people in Tokyo as of 19th increased by about 10 to about 40.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government will continue to make daily announcements, saying that while the number aggregated under this standard will be reported to the government in the future, the number aggregated using the conventional methods will also reflect the actual situation of the medical field.
A person in charge of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said, "It was inappropriate to report the number based on the national standards, but there is no problem with the method of totaling the city to properly grasp the actual conditions at the medical site."