Over 80s Mortality rate over 11% Supporting the risk of serious illness in the elderly April 21, 5:33
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's summary, 1.6% of the people confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Japan died, and more than 11% were in their 80s or older.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of people confirmed to be infected in Japan by 6 pm on the 19th was 10,608, excluding passengers on cruise ships and charter aircraft.
By age group, people in their 50s had the most 1827 people, followed by those in their 40s at 1776, those in their 20s at 1724, and those in their 30s at 1614.
Of these, 171 people, or 1.6% of the total, died. The highest number was 87 in their 80s and above, followed by 50 in their 70s, 21 in their 60s, 7 in their 50s, and 2 in their 30s and 40s.
As a result, 11.1% of infected people died in their 80s and older, the highest percentage of all ages.
Then, in the 70s, 5.2% of the infected people died, and in the 60s, 1.7% died.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is calling for thorough prevention of infection once again, as evidenced by the fact that older people are at higher risk of becoming more serious.