In the week leading up to February 22, more than 450,000 people were confirmed infected with the new coronavirus, a 3% decrease from the previous week, according to a summary by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Looking at the number of infected people by age group, most generations have decreased from the previous week, but the number of children under the age of 10 has increased.
According to the summary released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 25th, the number of infected people in the week from February 16 to 22 was 455,404 in preliminary figures, and 13,976 from the previous week. The rate decreased by 3%.
By age group, there were
75,017 people under the age of 10, an increase of 3.9% from the previous week.
The ratio to the whole is 16.5%.
▽ The number of teens was 64,644, a decrease of 0.5% from the previous week.
It accounts for 14.2% of the total.
▽ There are 60,74 people in their 20s.
It's down 6.4% from the previous week.
It accounts for 13.2% of the total.
▽ The number of people in their 30s was 68,917, a decrease of 4% from the previous week.
It accounts for 15.1% of the total.
▽ The number of people in their 40s was 69,964, a decrease of 4% from the previous week.
It accounts for 15.4% of the total.
▽ The number of people in their 50s was 42,820, a decrease of 6.8% from the previous week.
It accounts for 9.4% of the total.
▽ The number of people in their 60s was 26,603, a decrease of 5.4% from the previous week.
It accounts for 5.8% of the total.
▽ The number of people in their 70s was 20,555, a decrease of 6.2% from the previous week.
It accounts for 4.5% of the total.
▽ The number of people in their 80s was 16,111, down 1.3% from the previous week.
It accounts for 3.5% of the total.
▽ The number of people in their 90s and above is 7659, an increase of 1.2% from the previous week.
It accounts for 1.7% of the total.