According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of people who have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus and who are being treated in a respirator or intensive care unit is 1,223 as of the 16th.
The number has decreased by 8 from the record high of 15th.
On the other hand, the number of people who have improved their symptoms and have been discharged from the hospital is
590,444
people
infected in Japan and 6,59
passengers and crew members of cruise ships, totaling 590,703 people.
In addition, on the 13th of this month, 58,670 PCR tests were conducted daily as preliminary figures.