According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of patients reported to the government that they were infected with the new coronavirus and died at home has reached 37 people nationwide since July, which is the fifth wave of the spread of the infection. ..
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare investigated cases where a person infected with the new coronavirus died at home using a system that aggregates information on infected persons from local governments and medical institutions.
According to this, a total of 122 people were reported to have died at home from the beginning to the 15th of this month.
During the fifth wave of the spread of the infection, it was reported that there were 5 people in July, 29 people in August, and 3 people by the 15th of this month, for a total of 37 people in two and a half months.
Of these, in Tokyo, 19 people were reported from the beginning to the 15th of this month, but 3 people in July, 11 people in August, and 1 person until the 15th this month, which is close to 80%. People are concentrated in the last two and a half months.
It may take some time for local governments and medical institutions to report to the country, which could further increase the number of people who actually died.
An expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "It is necessary to take immediate measures on the premise that a more severe infection situation will occur in the future, such as the development of temporary medical facilities and hospitalization waiting facilities, and the strengthening of the home medical treatment system." It is said.