With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, there is a shortage of medical staff in Okinawa prefecture, and more than 100 people including doctors and nurses will be dispatched from all over the country with support, and Okinawa prefecture has a tight medical care provision system. I want to improve it.

Okinawa Prefecture announced on the 7th that it was confirmed that 104 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.



The number of infected people announced on the 1st was below the same day of the previous week for 4 consecutive days until the 7th, but the infection situation is still the worst in the whole country.



Due to the spread of the infection, the prefecture requested the dispatch of human resources through the National Governors' Association because there was a shortage of medical staff to deal with patients, but a total of 100 doctors, nurses and public health nurses from all over the country. More than one person will be dispatched with support.



Each of them is scheduled to work at a priority medical institution or a facility where a group of infected people = clusters have occurred, and Okinawa Prefecture wants to improve the tight medical care provision system.

Okinawa Prefecture 7th infection status

Okinawa Prefecture announced on the 7th that 104 people were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, falling below the same day of the previous week for four consecutive days.



In addition, a woman in her 90s who lives under the jurisdiction of the Southern Health Center has died.



According to Okinawa Prefecture, 104 people aged under 10 to 90s were newly confirmed to be infected.



It has fallen below the same day of the previous week for four consecutive days, but it is the second highest number of infected people announced on Monday, along with May 24.



By region, Naha City has 41 people, Urasoe City and Tomigusuku City each 10 people, Chubu Health Center jurisdiction 8 people, Ginowan City 7 people, Nanjo Health Center jurisdiction 6 people, Okinawa City, Nago City, Itoman City. There are 4 people each, Urasoe City and Miyakojima City each have 3 people, and Ishigaki City and Nanjo City each have 2 people.



By age group, in descending order, 30 people are in their 20s, 16 people are in their 60s, 10 people are under 10 years old, and 10 people are in their 30s and 40s.



By estimated infection route, 34 people were in the home, 12 people were in the facility, 9 people were friends / acquaintances, 7 people were in the workplace, 2 people were under investigation as close contacts, 1 person was eating and drinking, and 39 people were eating and drinking. The route of infection is unknown.



A total of 18,603 infected people were confirmed in the prefecture.



In addition, a woman in her 90s who lives under the jurisdiction of the Nanbu Health Center died, and a total of 154 people died in the prefecture.



A national comparison of infection status.



According to the prefecture, the number of infected people per 100,000 population was 109.47 in the week leading up to yesterday, which is still the highest in the whole country.



It is the situation of the bed.



As of today, there are 632 hospitalized in the prefecture, 23 fewer than yesterday, and according to national standards, the number of seriously ill people is 83, which is 5 less than yesterday, and the number of moderately ill people is 349, which is 4 less than yesterday. ..



In addition, medical institutions in the prefecture that accept patients infected with the new corona continue to have a tight usage rate of 92.3% for new corona beds and 94.1% for general beds for patients other than infected people. I am.



Meanwhile, the U.S. military has informed the prefecture that a total of six people have been confirmed to be infected, three at Camp Hansen, two at Kadena Air Base, and one at Camp Courtney.



With this, the number of confirmed infections by US military personnel in Okinawa is 1414.