The number of clusters etc. confirmed nationwide in the week until the 7th of this month due to the infection of the new coronavirus was 1486, an increase of 12% from the previous week and a record high, according to a summary of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. I was.
Every week, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare summarizes cases that local governments have recognized as clusters and cases in which two or more people were infected, based on news reports.
According to this, the total number of clusters confirmed nationwide in the week until the 7th of this month was 1486, an increase of 162 from the previous week, an increase of 12%.
This is an increase from last week's 1,324 cases, which exceeded the peak of the 6th wave, and is a record high.
By facility, the largest number of cases was
▽ "welfare facilities for the elderly", which increased by 154 cases from the previous week to 669 cases,
followed by
▽"medical institutions", which increased by 21 cases to 291 cases, both of which are the highest numbers ever.
This was followed by
▽ 208 cases for “schools and educational facilities, etc. ,” ▽
112 cases for “child welfare facilities,” such as daycare centers,
▽ 97 cases for “companies, etc.,” and
▽ 86 cases for “welfare facilities for persons with disabilities.” ▽
"Restaurant" was 6 cases,
▽ "Exercise facility" was 6 cases, and so on.