Of those who have been confirmed infected in Tokyo and have been announced dead in the two months leading up to last month, more than 90% are in their 60s or older, and the percentage of elderly people is high.
In addition, nearly 60% of people are infected at facilities for the elderly or medical institutions, and the city says that it is important to control infections at these facilities.
A total of 474 people were confirmed dead in Tokyo during the two months leading up to last month on the sixth wave.
By age group, 94.7% are in their 60s or older, and 88.8% are in their 70s or older.
In the two months of August and September last year, when 627 deaths were announced, 73.8% were in their 60s or older and 58.7% were in their 70s or older. The feature is that it is even higher.
Also, in the two months leading up to last month, at least 75.1% of people had underlying illnesses, so there are many people who had high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, and heart and kidney illnesses.
On the other hand, by infection route, 34.2% of the total is facilities for the elderly such as nursing homes, and 22.6% is in hospitals, accounting for nearly 60%.
In addition, looking at the vaccination status, 44.9% of those who were announced dead had been vaccinated twice.
The capital said, "Although the number of new positives is decreasing, the number of infections in the elderly is still high, and it is especially important to control the infection in facilities and hospitals for the elderly. I would like to actively promote the third inoculation. "