As of the 16th of this month, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus and receiving medical treatment at home has risen to more than 577,000 nationwide, a record high, according to a summary by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has summarized the latest situation regarding the medical treatment destinations of patients.



According to this, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus and receiving medical treatment at home has risen to 757,765 nationwide as of the 16th of this month, an increase of 34,700 from the previous week and the past for 4 consecutive weeks. Updated the most.



By prefecture, the largest number was


▽ Tokyo with 81,392,


followed by


▽ Osaka with 74,161,


▽ Hyogo with 52,192,


▽ Kanagawa with 58,32, and


▽ Fukuoka . The

number is 42,460, and


especially in Osaka prefecture, the number has increased by nearly 30,000 from the previous week, more than 1.6 times.



As of the 16th of this month, the number of people receiving medical treatment at hotels and other accommodations was 20,946 nationwide, a decrease of nearly 900 from the previous week.



In addition, the number of people who are adjusting the acceptance of hospitalization is 2714 people nationwide, which is about 700 less than the previous week, 1472 in Wakayama prefecture, 419 in Tokyo, and Nara prefecture. There are 317 people and so on.