Of the people reported to the country to be infected with the new coronavirus, 84 died at home during the six months from January to June.
Experts point out that it is essential to have a system in place to deal with the deterioration of the condition during medical treatment at home.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare uses a system that aggregates information on people infected with the new coronavirus from local governments and medical institutions nationwide, and aggregates cases where the place of death is registered as "home."
According to this, among the people who were reported infected during the six months from January to the end of June, 84 people died at home nationwide.
By age,
▽
1 in 20s ▽
3 in 30s ▽
1 in
40s
▽
7 in 50s
▽
11 in 60s
▽
24 in 70s
▽
36 in 80s
▽ Age unknown I was alone.
The number of days from the report of infection to death is
▽ 5 people have already died at the time of
reporting
▽
4 days when the infection was reported
▽
36 people from the next day to 9 days later
▽ 15 people after 10 days
▽ Unknown was 24 people.
Apart from this, Osaka Prefecture was in a critical state of the medical system, and in the "fourth wave" of infection from March to June, he died without receiving medical treatment at his home or accommodation facility. It has been announced that there were 19 patients.
By age,
▽ 2 people in their
30s ▽ 3 people in their 50s
▽
6 people in their 60s ▽
3 people in their
70s
▽ 5 people in their 80s
, even the younger generation died.
Professor Koji Wada of the International University of Health and Welfare said, "In the situation where the medical system is tight due to the spread of infection and many people are forced to take medical treatment at home, it is essential to prepare a system that can respond when the condition deteriorates. I point out.