In Chiba prefecture, it was announced on the 15th that 1374 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, which was a record high for the third consecutive day.
The number of confirmed infections per day exceeded 1000 for 4 consecutive days, 386 more than the previous Sunday, and 39 consecutive days higher than the same day of the previous week.
On the other hand, Chiba City announced that a man in his 50s who announced that the infection was confirmed on the 9th of this month will be excluded from the infected because the medical institution withdrew the outbreak report.
As a result, a total of 63,936 people have been confirmed to be infected in Chiba Prefecture.
In Chiba Prefecture, the deaths of men in their 90s and above and women in their 80s have also been announced, bringing the total number of deaths to 756 to date.
70 people with severe illness, the highest number ever
In addition, as of the 14th, the number of seriously ill people in Chiba prefecture is 70, which is the highest ever, and the usage rate for 127 dedicated beds for severely ill people secured in the prefecture is high at 55.1%. Is continuing.
In addition, the number of moderately ill patients requiring oxygen administration increased by 15 from the 13th to 481.