The average number of patients per medical institution in the week ending December 12 was 31.1, which is 1.5 times higher than the previous week. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare says, "The gradual increase trend continues nationwide, and we hope that basic infection control measures will continue to be thoroughly implemented."

Infection status by prefecture (December 12~25, per medical institution)

1.5 people per medical institution, 79.1 times higher than the previous week

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of new corona patients reported from about 12,31 medical institutions nationwide in the week to December 1 increased by 5000,5458 from the previous week to 2,7987.

In addition, the average number of patients per hospital was 1.5, which was 79.1 times higher than the previous week.

This is the sixth consecutive week of increases from the previous week.

By prefecture, in descending order
, ▼ Hokkaido has 27.6 people ▼ Nagano Prefecture has 12.28 people ▼ Aichi Prefecture has 10.65 people ▼ Gifu Prefecture has 9.19 people
▼ Oita Prefecture has 9.15 people



. 9 prefectures have increased from the previous week.

Ishikawa Prefecture 5.42 people increased from the previous week

Due to the impact of the Noto Peninsula earthquake, five of the 48 medical institutions in Ishikawa Prefecture that are supposed to report the number of new corona patients did not report, but Ishikawa Prefecture had 5.5 cases, an increase from the previous week.

In the week ending December 42, 12,31 new hospitalizations were reported from approximately 1 medical institutions nationwide, an increase of 500 from the previous week.

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has commented on the epidemic situation nationwide, saying, "Following the previous week, there has been a gradual increase nationwide, and we hope that you will continue to take thorough measures such as hand washing and ventilation."

Average number of patients per medical institution (by prefecture)
▼ Hokkaido 1.12 people ▼ Nagano Prefecture 28.10 people ▼ Aichi Prefecture 65.9 people ▼ Gifu Prefecture 19.9 people ▼ Oita Prefecture 15.9 people ▼ Yamanashi Prefecture 1.9 people ▼ Ibaraki Prefecture 1.8 people ▼ Kumamoto Prefecture 76.8 people ▼ Yamaguchi Prefecture 09.7 people ▼ Fukushima Prefecture 37.7 people ▼ Tottori Prefecture 18.7 people ▼ Kagawa Prefecture 0.6 people ▼ Toyama Prefecture 98.6 people ▼ Tokushima Prefecture 54.6 people ▼ Iwate Prefecture 49.6 people ▼ Niigata Prefecture 27.6 people ▼ Hiroshima Prefecture 16.5 people ▼ Saitama Prefecture 94.5 people ▼ Mie Prefecture 92.5 people ▼ Aomori Prefecture 79.5 people ▼ Saga Prefecture 75.5 people ▼ Ehime Prefecture 67.5 people ▼ Kochi Prefecture 67 people.5 people ▼ Gunma 61.5 people ▼ Kyoto 52.5 people ▼ Chiba 51.5 people ▼ Tochigi 48.5 people ▼ Shizuoka 45.5 people ▼ Okayama 45.5 people ▼ Ishikawa 44.5 people ▼ Fukuoka 42.5 people ▼ Shiga 32.5 people ▼ Miyazaki 08.5 people ▼ Yamagata 03.4 people ▼ Nagasaki 86.4 people ▼ Akita 83.4 people ▼ Wakayama 71.4 people ▼ Kagoshima 55.4 people ▼ Hyogo 48.4 people ▼ Fukui 38.4 people ▼ Nara 33.4 people ▼ Shimane 07.3 people ▼ Miyagi 87.3 people ▼ Tokyo 85.3 people ▼ Osaka 39 people.3人▼Kanagawa38.3人▼Okinawa11.3人人