According to a summary by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus and recuperating at home decreased by 120,665 from the previous week to 1,423,431 as of the 17th of this month.
It was a record high for 4 consecutive weeks, but it turned to decrease.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus and being treated at home decreased by 120,665 as of the 17th of this month, to 1,423,431 nationwide.
Although it had been a record high for 4 consecutive weeks, it turned to decrease.
By prefecture, Osaka Prefecture had the largest number of deaths, with 139,868 (-7,505), Tokyo with 134,248 (-44,452), and Aichi with 104,363 (-5,383). increase.
Twenty-two prefectures saw a decline from the previous week, while 25 prefectures, including Hyogo, Nagasaki and Hiroshima, saw an increase from the previous week.
In addition, among those who were judged to need hospitalization, 2,621 people were adjusting their acceptance, an increase of 352 from the previous week.
In the "seventh wave", some elderly people died at home because they could not find a transport destination after being infected with the new corona, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is asking local governments nationwide to strengthen their medical care systems.