As of the 15th of this month, the "utilization rate of secured beds" in Okinawa Prefecture was 50% or more, which is a subdivision of the government. It exceeds the standard of "level to strengthen measures" indicated by the association.
The government's "New Coronavirus Infectious Disease Countermeasures Subcommittee" summarizes the idea that countermeasures will be taken with an emphasis on the degree of tightness in medical care.
Since the degree of tightness in medical care varies from prefecture to prefecture, it is the prefecture's decision to determine the level.
In response to this, the Cabinet Secretariat has shown two indicators for determining the level of prefectures: "load on medical care provision system" and "infection status".
Of these, there are five items in the "load on the medical care provision system, etc.", such as "usage rate of secured beds" and "usage rate of severely secured beds".
In addition, there are five items in "Infection status" such as "Positive rate of PCR test", "Number of new positives" per 100,000 people, and "Ratio of people whose infection route is unknown".
The Cabinet Secretariat has released data for all 47 prefectures nationwide as of the 15th of this month.
Of these, the "utilization rate of secured beds" was 57% in Okinawa Prefecture, which exceeds the "level at which measures should be strengthened" indicated by the government subcommittee.
Data by prefecture is introduced in detail on the NHK special website.
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