A monitoring meeting was held to analyze and evaluate the infection status of the new coronavirus in Tokyo and the medical care delivery system. It continues to grow,” he said, expressing a strong sense of crisis.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a monitoring meeting and maintained the infection status in Tokyo and the alert level of the medical care system at the most serious level.
The seven-day average number of new infections was 22,602 as of the 17th, falling below the previous week for the second consecutive week.
Regarding this, an expert said, ``Many medical institutions are closed during the Obon holiday, and the number of tests has decreased, and the result report has been delayed.
In addition, regarding the medical care provision system, "As of yesterday, the number of hospitalized patients reached a record high of 4424, and there were cases where people who needed dialysis or nursing care, pregnant women, etc. were forced to adjust their hospitalization after the next day. He expressed a strong sense of crisis, saying that the burden on medical institutions continues to increase, such as a large number of cases.
On the other hand, at the meeting on the 18th, analysis and evaluation were conducted excluding the number of infected people who applied through the positive person registration center in Chiba Prefecture, which was recorded as an infected person in Tokyo.
In addition, the Tokyo metropolitan government will subsidize up to 2,500 yen for influenza vaccinations for those with underlying diseases and those aged 65 and over, citing concerns that the new coronavirus and influenza will spread at the same time from autumn. clarified.