The number of clusters confirmed nationwide due to the infection of the new coronavirus had decreased for a while, but it turned to increase again in the week until the 7th and reached a record high of 1263 cases, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. I understand in summary.
In particular, the number of facilities for the elderly is increasing remarkably.
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 the 7th was 1263, an increase of 135 from the previous week.
The number of clusters, etc. had been on a downward trend for the week leading up to the 28th of last month, but it turned to an increase again and reached a record high.
The most common of these was "welfare facilities for the elderly," with 509 cases.
This is the highest number ever, with an increase of 146 cases compared to the previous week.
The number of facilities for the elderly reached a record high for five consecutive weeks until the 21st of last month, and then decreased once last week, but increased again.
The number of “medical institutions” also increased by 23 from the previous week to 139.
In addition, the number of "welfare facilities for persons with disabilities" increased by 14 from the previous week to 79, the highest number ever.
On the other hand, the number of “schools / educational facilities, etc.” decreased by 30 from the previous week to 259.
In “child welfare facilities” such as nursery schools, the number of cases decreased by 19 from the previous week to 173.
In addition, there are 75 cases for "companies, etc.", 8 cases for "restaurants," and 11 cases for "exercise facilities, etc."