As the infection of the new coronavirus spreads rapidly, there were 4139 "difficult-to-transport cases" in which the recipients of emergency patients could not be decided immediately in the week until 17th of this month, which is about 1.5 times that of the previous week. It turned out that it is increasing rapidly.

Nearly 40% of cases are suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus, and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications wants to keep an eye on the situation as there are concerns about an increase in the future.

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications reports on 52 fire departments nationwide, including the fire department where the prefectural office is located, as "cases where transportation is difficult", such as cases where there were four or more inquiries to the hospital before the destination of the patient was decided. It is summarized every week based on.



The number of cases in the week up to the 17th of this month was 4139, which is more than 1000 cases from the previous week, a rapid increase of about 1.5 times, and has exceeded the previous week for 4 consecutive weeks from the end of June.



Compared to the same period in 2019, which was before the spread of the new coronavirus, it has reached nearly five times.



It is the first time since March that the number of difficult transportation cases has exceeded 4000 due to the influence of the 6th wave.



By region,


▽ Tokyo has 2234 cases,


▽ Osaka city has 349 cases,


▽ Yokohama city has 272 cases,


▽ Chiba city has 150 cases,


▽ Sapporo city has 144 cases,


▽ Saitama city has 141 cases, and


▽ Fukuoka city has 89 cases.


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In addition, although the number of cases is not large compared to large cities, there are some areas where the number of cases of difficult transportation has more than doubled.



Compared to the same period in 2019, which was before the spread of the new corona virus,


▽ Tokyo was 6.57 times,


▽ Osaka city was 2.93 times,


▽ Yokohama city was 7.16 times,


▽ Chiba city was 2.34 times, and


▽ Sapporo city was 6 .

Double,


▽ Saitama City 3.71 times,


▽ Fukuoka City 12.71 times


, which is a significant increase in each region.



Among the cases that are difficult to transport, the number of cases suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus has increased by 1.8 times from the previous week to 1598 cases, accounting for nearly 40% of the total.



According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "The total number of cases has not reached the peak level of the 6th wave, but the proportion of cases suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus tends to be high. It is a time when the number of cases is likely to increase, so we are concerned about the increase in cases where transportation is difficult, so we would like to keep an eye on the situation. "