According to a summary by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, more than 1,274,000 people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the week ending on the 2nd, an increase of more than 5% from the previous week.
By age group, the number of people in their 40s is the highest, and the number of infections is increasing mainly among working generations.
According to a summary released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 4th, the number of confirmed infections in the week from the 27th of last month to the 2nd of this month was 1,274,887, an increase of 5.9% from the previous week.
By age group ,
▽ 40s accounted for 208,335 people, or 16.3% of the total.
Next,
▽ 197,751 people in their 30s, 15.5%,
▽ 194,307 people, 15.2% in their 20s,
continuing the trend of spreading from young people to a wide range of generations.
On the other hand, in the younger generation,
▽ teenagers decreased by 27,886 from the previous week to 161,958, or 12.7% of the total, and
▽ children under the age of 10 were 155,528, 12.2%. did.
In addition,
11.7% of the 149,640 people in their 50s ,
and 195,552 people in their 60s and over totaled 15.3%, an increase of 1 to 2 points from last week.