Comparing the number of new coronavirus infections on a weekly average, the number of infected people is still high, but it continues to decrease in almost all prefectures, including areas where emergency declarations have been issued, such as Tokyo.

Based on the number of infected people announced by local governments in each region, NHK has summarized the trend of the average number of newly infected people per week compared to the previous week.

National trends

In the whole country,


▽ one week until the 19th of last month was 1.38 times compared to the previous week,


▽ 26th of last month was 1.13 times, increasing for 9 consecutive weeks,


▽ 0.84 times on the 2nd of this month, about 2 After turning to decrease for the first time in a


month

, it has decreased by

0.64 times on the 9th of this month


and 0.55 times by the 16th for 3 consecutive weeks.



The number of new infections per day was about 6822, and although the number of infected people was still high, it decreased by almost half compared to last week, falling below 10,000 for the first time in about a month and a half.



It has also declined in 46 prefectures and continues to decline in all 19 prefectures that have been declared a state of emergency.

1 prefecture 3 prefectures

Tokyo had increased for 9 consecutive weeks until the middle of last month, but


▽ last month 26th was 0.91 times,


▽ this month 2nd was 0.72 times,


▽ this month 9th was 0.59 times,


▽ until 16th was 0.55 times. It decreased for 4 consecutive weeks.


The number of new infections per day is still high at about 1011, but it has decreased by more than 820 from last week, and the number of infected people per 100,000 population in the last week is 50.86, which is about half of last week.



Kanagawa Prefecture had increased for 9 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased


0.82 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.58 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.53 times by the 16th, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


1 The number of new infections per day is 628.



Saitama Prefecture, but was increased in 9 consecutive weeks until the middle of last month, started to decline from the end of last month,


▽ 0.79 times this month 2 days,


▽ 0.60 times this month 9 days,


and 0.64-fold in until ▽ 16 days 4 The


number of new infections per day has

decreased to

about 496

, decreasing for the week in a row

.



Chiba Prefecture had increased for 12 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased


0.86 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.68 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.43 times by the 16th, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


per day. The number of newly infected people is about 367.

Okinawa Prefecture

Okinawa Prefecture had increased for 6 consecutive weeks until the middle of last month, but


▽ last month 26th was 0.97 times,


▽ this month 2nd was 0.84 times,


▽ this month 9th was 0.72 times,


▽ by 16th was 0.64 times. It has decreased for four consecutive weeks,


and the number of new infections per day is about 250.



On the other hand, the number of infected people per 100,000 population in the last week is 120.58, which is the highest in the whole country.

Kansai

In Osaka prefecture,


▽ in the week up to 2nd of this month, it increased 1.02 times from the previous week for 9 consecutive weeks,


▽ 9th of this month was 0.73 times,


▽ by 16th, 0.57 times for 2 consecutive weeks. The number


of new infections per day has

decreased to

about 1019.


The number of infected people per 100,000 population in the last week is 80.95, which is the second highest after Okinawa Prefecture.



Kyoto Prefecture had increased for 9 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased


0.89 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.70 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.49 times by the 16th, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


1 The number of new infections per day is about 161.



Hyogo Prefecture had increased for 9 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased


0.97 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.75 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.57 times by the 16th, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


1 The number of new infections per day is about 391.



Shiga Prefecture had increased for 8 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased


0.85 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.50 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.51 times by the 16th, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


1 The number of new infections per day is about 45.

Chubu

In Aichi prefecture,


▽ this month 2nd was 1.16 times, increasing for 9 consecutive weeks,


▽ this month 9th was 0.79 times,


▽ by 16th was 0.54 times, decreasing for 2 consecutive weeks, new infection per day The number of people is about 750.


The number of infected people per 100,000 population in the last week is 69.54, which is the third highest in Japan after Okinawa and Osaka, and higher than that of Tokyo.



Gifu Prefecture had increased for 7 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased


0.86 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.63 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.49 times by the 16th, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


1 The number of new infections per day is about 85.



Mie Prefecture had increased for 5 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased


0.75 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.47 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.45 times by the 16th, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


1 The number of new infections per day is about 64.



Shizuoka Prefecture had increased for 7 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased


0.89 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.50 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.53 times by the 16th, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


1 The number of new infections per day is 127.

Other areas

In Hokkaido, it increased for 8 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased by


0.69 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.52 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.58 times by the 16th, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


per day. The number of newly infected people is about 106.



Ibaraki Prefecture had increased for 7 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased


0.78 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.88 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.61 times until yesterday, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


per day. The number of newly infected people is about 127.



Tochigi Prefecture had increased for 6 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased by


0.68 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.73 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.70 times by the 16th, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


1 The number of new infections per day is about 74.



Gunma Prefecture had increased for 8 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased


0.71 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.48 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.50 times by the 16th, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


1 The number of new infections per day is about 47.



Hiroshima prefecture had increased for 7 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased


0.84 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.60 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.55 times by the 16th, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


1 The number of new infections per day is about 95.



Fukuoka Prefecture had increased for 8 consecutive weeks until the end of last month, but it decreased


0.83 times on the 2nd of


this month, 0.63 times on the 9th of this month,


and 0.51 times by the 16th, decreasing for 3 consecutive weeks,


1 The number of new infections per day is about 279.

Expert “Less than 2 weeks until the declaration deadline, so that it will not increase when it is canceled”

Professor Kazuhiro Tateda of Toho University, a member of the government's subcommittee on measures against the new coronavirus, said about the current infection situation, "Tokyo has escaped from the extremely severe situation at one time, but the number of infected people per day is 1,000. The number of inpatients and critically ill patients continues to be high. For example, in Tokyo, the number of infected people is further reduced, and the degree of medical strain decreases depending on how long the condition can be kept below 500 per day. I'm worried that many people will come to tourist spots and the infection will increase as we approach the autumn holidays. It's less than two weeks before the deadline for declaring an emergency, but it will be canceled. It is important to cooperate with the goal of lowering it firmly so that sometimes there is no upward trend. "



On top of that, Professor Tateda said, "In autumn, winter, and in the cold season, when other respiratory diseases including influenza and colds increase, it is difficult to distinguish if the corona epidemic makes a big wave, and the medical field is tight. The number of people who have been vaccinated is about 50% now, but it is important to proceed to exceed 80%. Vaccines are not perfect and absolute, and those who receive the flu are infected. It has also been reported that this will cause the disease, so it is necessary to discuss the direction of gradually returning the socio-economy while considering the effects and risks. "