New Coronavirus 199 severely ill, 13,325 discharged, etc. Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare May 21, 19:20

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, people who have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus and who are receiving medical treatment in a ventilator or an intensive care unit are 195 persons who have been infected in Japan by 21st. There are a total of 199 passengers and 4 passengers on the cruise ship.

On the other hand, the number of people who were discharged from the hospital due to improvement in symptoms was 13,672, and the number of passengers on a cruise ship was 653, for a total of 13,325.

Also, on the 17th of this month, 2724 PCR tests were performed per day based on preliminary figures.