Experts are concerned that the number of seriously ill people and deaths will increase, especially among the elderly.

With the explosive expansion of the "7th wave" of the new coronavirus, the number of newly infected people has reached a record high every day, and the number of people dying is also increasing. , Over 1000 people.

An expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said that there is concern that the number of seriously ill and dying people will increase, especially among the elderly.

The number of people who were announced to have died after being infected with the new coronavirus was 114 people nationwide on the 28th, exceeding 100 people for the third consecutive day, and since the beginning of this month, the number of people who have been announced to die has been. , 1027 people.

Omicron strains, including "BA.5", which is currently the mainstream of infection, are said to have a lower risk of aggravation than the Delta strain that spread last summer, and from the beginning of July to the 28th. The case fatality rate is about 0.04% compared to the 2.82 million people who have been confirmed to be infected with the disease, but there is concern that the number of people who will die late will increase as the number of elderly people becomes more infected.

According to the summary of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of people infected over the age of 60 nationwide is about 157,000 in the week until July 26, which is one week before that in the week until July 19. It has increased 2.08 times, 3.73 times compared to the week until July 12, two weeks ago.

At the expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare held on the 27th, the number of seriously ill and dead people has tended to increase, lagging behind the rapid increase in newly infected people. He cautioned that there was concern about the increase in the number of people.

Even in the spread of infection so far, the Omicron strain "BA.1" was the mainstream, and in the "6th wave" from the beginning, the number of infected people peaked, and it took more than two weeks from February 5 2 On the 22nd of March, the number of deaths announced on the 1st was 322, which was the highest. Came up to 1.99%.

According to an expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, "The proportion of deaths in the" 6th wave "is high among those aged 80 and over, and there are many cases where corona is not the direct cause of death, such as death due to the worsening of the underlying disease. "It has been reported," he said. "It is necessary to be aware that the condition of elderly infected people and people with underlying illnesses will worsen."