At a monitoring conference in Tokyo, experts pointed out that although the number of new positives for the new coronavirus is decreasing in Tokyo, the infection situation is still critical.
He also expressed concern about the prolonged impact, saying that the medical care provision system including normal medical care is tight, such as the increase in the number of severely ill patients.
At the meeting on the 17th, experts maintained the alert level of the infection situation and the medical care provision system in Tokyo at the most serious level of the four stages.
Of these, the infection status was analyzed as "a large-scale spread of infection continues."
The 7-day average of new positives was 14,564 as of 16th, down to 82% of the previous week, but experts said, "It's still very high and the infection situation is critical. It continues. "
In particular, he explained that the proportion of elderly people aged 65 and over who are at high risk of aggravation is increasing, "Medical institutions and facilities for the elderly need to strongly promote the third vaccination." ..
Experts also analyzed that the medical care provision system is "tight."
As of the 16th,
▽ inpatients were almost the same as the previous week, 4154
▽ severely ill patients increased by 22 from the previous week to 81,
"the number of inpatients remained at a high level, The number of severely ill patients is increasing, and the medical care provision system including ordinary medical care is tight. "
▽ There are many cases where it becomes difficult to accept emergency patients throughout Tokyo, and
▽ About 70% of inpatients are in their 60s or older, and the number of elderly people has increased, so medical institutions need a lot of manpower. It is supposed to be.
"The number of critically ill patients will increase later than the number of new positives," experts said, raising concerns about the protracted impact on the healthcare delivery system.