The total number of clusters, etc. confirmed nationwide in the week leading up to the 28th of last month due to infection with the new coronavirus was 1128, which was a record high, but it has decreased from the previous week, but it is still higher than 1000. It was found in the summary of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare that it is at the standard.
Every week, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare summarizes cases where the local government has certified it as a cluster and cases where two or more people have been infected based on the media.
According to this, the total number of clusters confirmed nationwide in the week up to 28th last month was 1128, which was a decrease of 125 from the previous week, which was the highest number ever, and started to decrease.
The most common of these was "welfare facilities for the elderly," with 363 cases.
Until the previous week, we had a record high for 5 consecutive weeks, but the number has decreased by 119.
In addition, the number of “medical institutions” decreased by 63 from the previous week, which was the highest ever, to 116.
On the other hand, the number of “schools / educational facilities, etc.” increased by 13 from the previous week to 289.
In addition, the number of child welfare facilities such as nursery schools increased by 26 from the previous week to 192.
The number of “welfare facilities for persons with disabilities” increased by 14 from the previous week to 65, the highest number ever.
In addition, there are 84 cases for "companies, etc.", 3 cases for "restaurants," and 10 cases for "exercise facilities, etc."