In Osaka and Hyogo, there are a number of cases in which elderly people who are waiting for hospitalization due to infection with the new coronavirus die at home.
Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture, who continues to have a critical medical care provision system, said on the 4th, "It is difficult to loosen or cancel the current measures," and expressed the recognition that it is difficult to cancel the state of emergency at present. It was.
The new infected persons announced on the 4th in 2 prefectures and 4 prefectures in Kansai are 884 in Osaka, 337 in Hyogo, 113 in Kyoto, 61 in Nara, 53 in Shiga, and 22 in Wakayama, totaling 1470. It was a person.
A total of 26 deaths were announced, 20 in Osaka, 4 in Hyogo, and 1 each in Kyoto and Nara.
Of these, two people who were waiting for hospitalization at home and one who was undergoing medical treatment died in Osaka.
In Hyogo, two people died while waiting for hospitalization at their homes or facilities for the elderly.
All were elderly people in their 70s and above.
In Osaka, a critical medical care provision system continues, with a shortage of dedicated beds for critically ill patients.
Governor Yoshimura told reporters on the 4th that it is difficult to loosen or cancel the current measures regarding the state of emergency, which is due on the 11th of this month, and acknowledged that it is difficult to cancel the declaration at present. I did.
In addition, Hyogo Prefecture states that "it is not in a state where each citizen of the prefecture can receive the desired treatment smoothly, and a disaster-grade emergency is occurring", and each prefecture is strongly calling for thorough measures to curb the spread of infection.