As for the index showing the level of medical tightness in prefectures regarding the infection status of the new coronavirus, as of the 12th of this month, the "utilization rate of secured beds" in Okinawa Prefecture was 57%, which is a subdivision of the government. It exceeds the standard of "level to strengthen measures" indicated by the association.

In addition, in all prefectures, the number of “new positives” has exceeded one-fold from last week, and the infection is spreading nationwide.

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.



The degree of medical care is different in each prefecture, so the level is decided by the prefecture.



In response to this, the Cabinet Secretariat has shown two indicators for determining the level of prefectures: "load on medical care provision system, etc." 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 12th of this month.



Of these, the "utilization rate of secured beds" in Okinawa Prefecture is 57%, which exceeds the standard of "level for strengthening measures (50% or more)" indicated by the government subcommittee.



In addition, the number of new positives has exceeded 1 times in all prefectures, and some local governments have more than 3 times, and the infection is spreading nationwide.



Data by prefecture is introduced in detail on the NHK special website.



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