Since last month, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus has been declining, while the number of people who died has remained at the highest level, reaching a record high of 120 on the 3rd of this month.

The background to this is that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's expert meeting analyzes that clusters are occurring nationwide at medical institutions and welfare facilities, and that the number of elderly people who are prone to become severely infected continues to increase.

More than 6000 dead

The number of people who died from infection with the new coronavirus has continued to increase since November last year, reaching a record high of 120 on the 3rd of this month, and the cumulative total has exceeded 6000.



The number of people who died was first reported on February 13, last year, and then


reached ▽ 1000 in late July, about five


months later, and ▽ 2,000 four months later, 11 It was the end of the


month, but it took 11 days from the number exceeding 5,000 on the 23rd of last month to the number of 6,000, and the


number of people dying will increase even though the number of infected people is

starting

to decrease. The pace is increasing.



On the other hand, the number of seriously ill people remained around 150 people nationwide from last summer to October, but has continued to increase since then, reaching a record high of 1043 people on the 27th of last month.



It has been on a gradual decline since the beginning of this month, but as of the 6th, the number has remained high at 815.



The record high level of deceased people continues, and the background that the number of severely ill people does not decrease is that the infection of elderly people who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill is increasing, and those infected in their 60s or older are data from Tokyo. Then,


▽ last December, 3339 people, about 17% of the total,


▽ last month, 8153 people, about 21% of the total,


▽ this month, by the 6th, 1061 people, about 30% of the total,


even in

the

whole country There is a tendency for the infection of the elderly to increase.



In addition, in the infection in such facilities it has become much this place is there are many elderly people, was summarized 220 Reviews of the cluster that has been confirmed in the country in 10 days of the Cabinet Secretariat until last month 27 days,


▽ elderly Outbreaks in facilities and welfare facilities accounted for almost half of the 109 cases.


In addition,


▽ schools and workplaces each 32 cases,


▽ medical institutions 31 cases,


▽ restaurants and karaoke shops 12 cases,


▽ kindergartens and childcare facilities 11 cases,


▽ dinners outside restaurants 9 cases,


▽ Others were 13 cases.



According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, among those infected from June to August last year


, 0.3% of

those in their

50s or younger

became severely ill, while


8.5% of those in their 60s or older


died. ,


▽ It was 0.06% for those in their 50s and under, but


it was 5.7% for those in their 60s and over,


and it is known that

the

older the person, the higher the rate of serious illness and death.



The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's expert meeting said that clusters at medical institutions and welfare facilities are occurring one after another nationwide, and that the number of elderly people who are at high risk of becoming seriously infected continues to be high. There is a possibility that more people will die. "



In addition, a subcommittee of the government said, "Infection in facilities for the elderly directly leads to an increase in the number of people who are seriously ill or die," and conducted regular inspections of facility staff and set up a countermeasure team in the country. , Calling for stronger infection control at the facility.

The peak number of infected people is around the 4th of last month.

The number of people infected with the new coronavirus nationwide increased sharply during the year-end and New Year holidays, peaked around the 4th of last month, and then began to decline, according to an expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. It became clear from the material.



As for the data on the number of people infected with the new coronavirus, each local government announces the number of people who have been confirmed to be infected every day, but the number of people changes every day due to delays in reporting, so it is necessary to accurately analyze the infection situation. , Data are needed daily for patients onset.



At an expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare held on the 1st of this month, data showing the number of infected people nationwide up to the end of last month by onset date was presented.



According to this, the number of infected people increased sharply from the end of December to the beginning of January last year, peaked around January 4, and then turned to a declining trend.



According to the expert meeting, the rapid spread of the infection during the year-end and New Year holidays seems to be due to the influence of the year-end party in the young to middle-aged generation and the spread to other age groups through homecoming.



On top of that, Motoi Suzuki, director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Center for Infectious Diseases, said at a press conference after the expert meeting held last week that the number of patients increased sharply at the end of the year. This may be because the governor of the Tokyo metropolitan area requested the issuance of a state of emergency, and the message that the situation was serious was transmitted to the citizens, and the chances of contact decreased sharply after the beginning of the year. " I am.

Experts Elderly people take time to recover and medical pressure is not resolved

Dr. Satoshi Kutsuna of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, who has been treating critically ill patients, said that the number of critically ill patients is not decreasing significantly. "Once it becomes severe, it cannot be recovered immediately. Especially, the elderly who are increasing recently. In this case, it may take longer because of complications and the muscles used for breathing are difficult to recover. Therefore, even if the number of infected people decreases, the number of severely ill people decreases. It has taken some time to get started, and even though the number of newly infected people has decreased, the tight situation in the medical field has not been resolved. "



Also, regarding the increasing number of people dying, "Some people die without being able to save their lives even if they become severely ill and are treated for several weeks, and the peak number of people dying comes after the peak of critically ill patients. Recently, the number of severely ill patients is gradually decreasing, but while some people have improved their symptoms and withdrew from the ventilator, unfortunately, some people are out of the count of severely ill patients due to death. There is also. "



On top of that, "The number of infected people has decreased, and the National Center for Global Health and Medicine has clearly reduced the number of new patients accepted compared to last month. Thanks to the efforts of many people, it is very much as a medical worker. I am grateful. However, if the number of infected people starts to increase here, it will be a very difficult situation, so I would like you to continue to take measures against infection to the level where it has definitely decreased. "