According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus and receiving medical treatment at home started to decrease for the first time in 9 weeks as of the 8th of this month, but still exceeds 100,000.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has summarized the latest status regarding bed usage rates and patient care destinations by prefecture.
According to this, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus and receiving medical treatment at home was 103,328 nationwide as of the 8th of this month, about 32,000 less than the previous week.
It is the first time in nine weeks that the number has started to decrease from the previous week, but it still exceeds 100,000 and is 1.4 times that of a month ago.
In Tokyo, there were 12,481 people, and in Osaka prefecture, there were 15,523 people, both of which decreased from the previous week, while in Aichi prefecture, there were 19,159 people, an increase of 3,101 people from the previous week.
The number of people receiving medical treatment at hotels and other accommodations is 17,232 nationwide, which is more than 2,000 less than the previous week.
In addition, the number of people who are judged to need hospitalization but are adjusting their acceptance is 696 people nationwide, a decrease of 60% from the previous week.
There are 427 people in Hyogo prefecture, 94 people in Tokyo, 55 people in Kumamoto prefecture, 39 people in Yamaguchi prefecture, and so on.