6589 cases of "difficult transportation" for one week until the 7th, the highest number for two consecutive weeks

With the spread of the new coronavirus, the number of "difficult to transport" cases in which the destination of emergency patients was not immediately decided was 6,589 in the week until the 7th, the highest number for the second consecutive week. was found in the summary of the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications reports to 52 firefighting agencies nationwide, including the firefighting headquarters in the prefectural capital, as "cases in which transportation is difficult," such as cases in which hospitals were contacted four or more times before a patient's destination was decided. Based on this, it is compiled every week.

In the week ending on the 7th, there were 6,589 cases, which exceeded the previous week and set a record high for the second consecutive week.

This was the highest number in the 6th wave, more than 500 cases from 6064 cases in February, and about 5 times more than the same period in 2019, before the spread of the new coronavirus infection.

Of these, 2873 cases, or 43% of the total, were suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus, the highest number ever.

By region,

▽2900 cases in Tokyo,

▽552 cases in Osaka City,

▽456 cases in Yokohama City,

▽270 cases in Chiba City, ▽

238 cases in Saitama City,

▽Nagoya City

▽Fukuoka City 174 cases

▽Kobe City 171 cases

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Sapporo City 160 cases

▽Kyoto City 153 cases

▽Sendai City 147 cases

▽Hiroshima City 107 cases .

Compared to the same period in 2019, before the spread of the new coronavirus,

▽ 5.5 times in Tokyo,

▽ 3.52 times in Osaka,

▽ 9.91 times in Yokohama,

▽ 4.35 times in Chiba,

▽ 7.21 in Saitama

▽ 14.92 times in Nagoya City,

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29 times in Fukuoka City,

▽ 9 times in Kobe City,

▽ 4.21 times in Sapporo City, ▽

9 times in Kyoto City,

▽ 3.13 times in Sendai City,

▽ 4.28 times in Hiroshima City.

In addition, although the number of cases is not as high as in large cities, there are more cases of difficult transportation nationwide than before the spread of infection.

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said, "The severe situation continues. We will closely monitor future trends and respond in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare."