According to a summary by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, more than 1.14 million people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the week ending on the 16th, a decrease of 13% compared to the previous week.
By age group, people in their 40s continue to be the most common.
According to a summary released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 18th, the number of confirmed infections in the week from the 10th to the 16th of this month was 1,142,188, a decrease of 13.9% compared to the previous week. .
By age group, following the previous week,
the number of people in their 40s was the highest, accounting for 182,860 people, or 16% of the total.
Next,
▽ 177,760 people in their 30s, 15.6%,
▽ 167,491 people in their 20s, 14.7%,
▽ 139,050 people in their 50s, 12.2%
.
In addition,
▽ teens were 129,330, 11.3% of the total, and
▽ children under the age of 10 were 132,990, 11.6%.
In addition,
▽ 83,955 people in their 60s, 7.4%, ▽ 60,145 people in their
70s, 5.3%,
▽ 40,177 people in their 80s, 3.5%,
▽ 18,339 people over 90, 1.6 %was.
Compared to the previous week, the number of infected people has decreased in all age groups, and the total for the week has decreased for the first time in about two months since late June.