Tokyo Corona Infection confirmed 298 Severely ill people are the most after the state of emergency is lifted November 17, 15:21

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that it has confirmed that 298 new people are infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo at the preliminary figures as of 3:00 pm on the 17th.


In addition, the number of seriously ill patients as of the 17th, which was calculated according to the city's standards, was 42, the highest number since the state of emergency was lifted in May.

According to the capital, 298 men and women under the age of 10 to 90s have been confirmed infected.



By age group,


▽ 4 people under 10 years old ▽ 10


people in


their teens


81 people in their 20s


50 people in their

30s ▽

50 people in their

40s


48 people in

their 50s


30 people in their 60s


▽ 70s There are 18 people


▽ 4 people in their 80s


▽ 3 people in their 90s.



It is the first time since the 15th that the number of confirmed infections per day has exceeded 200.



In Tokyo, there are medical institutions that are closed on Saturdays and Sundays on weekends in the first half of the week such as Monday and Tuesday, and because the number of tests is small, the number of confirmed infections tends to be less than on other days, but on the 17th. 298 people are second only to 309 people on August 4th on the same Tuesday.



This brings the total number of confirmed infections in Tokyo to 35,229.



On the other hand, the number of seriously ill patients as of the 17th, which was calculated based on the Tokyo standard, increased by 2 from the 16th to 42, which was the highest after the state of emergency was lifted in May.