Tokyo In addition, the cumulative error in the number of infected persons has increased by about 40, or at 5:33 on May 21.
Regarding the number of people who were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo, we found out that there were omissions from the public health center and duplicated mistakes, which we found in an interview with a person in the city. It's the second time these mistakes have been revealed since last week, and it is expected that the number will increase by about 40 to the extent known so far.
The number of people who have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo is summarized and announced by the city every day after receiving reports from the public health center.
According to a person related to the city, as a result of scrutinizing the number so far, mistakes such as not being reported due to omission of reports from the public health center or being duplicated were found.
On the 11th of this month, Miyako also revealed that it was missing a report and found a mistake that had been double-counted, and added 76 people to the cumulative total announced so far.
With this second mistake, the capital is expected to increase by about 40 to the extent known so far, and the city is proceeding with a more detailed survey.
On the other hand, this time, the mistake was found in the data up to the beginning of this month, and since the country is not the number of the last week to decide the cancellation of the emergency declaration, the city is not expected to affect the judgment. I am.