The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has made a large-scale correction of the announcement so far, saying that there was a mistake in the registration work of the number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo, and the number has increased by more than 4,000 in half a year.
The capital said, "Even in the most months, the number of people increased was about 3% of the whole month, and it did not influence the policy decision of corona measures."
On the night of the 29th, the capital made a major correction to the number of infected people announced during the six months from April 2nd to this month 2nd.
4512 were newly added and 447 were removed, an increase of 4065 from previous announcements as a result of additions and removals.
The largest increase was in August at 3,587, and the capital said, "The increase is about 3% of the total number in August, and although it is not said that there is no impact, it does not influence the policy decision of corona measures. ".
The city explains that the cause was a mistake in the registration process when the health center reported to the city.
The city made a similar mistake and corrected it in February, saying, "I should have confirmed it even if I was busy."
The corrected period includes the 4th and 5th waves, but the city said, "Because the health center was able to keep track of all infected people, it did not affect hospitalization adjustments or health observations of home caregivers. ".
In addition, the city knew that there was an error in the number of infected people late last month, but explained that "it took a long time to scrutinize."