Regarding the infection status of the new coronavirus, as of August 29, as of August 29, the "occupation rate of beds for securing severe cases" based on national standards was the highest in Tokyo. In addition to 56% in Kochi Prefecture and 50% in Kochi Prefecture, the "occupation rate of secured beds" was 78% in Kanagawa Prefecture and 77% in Fukuoka Prefecture, for a total of 38 prefectures in which the government's subcommittee announced "strengthening measures". It is more than the standard of "the level that should be

The government's "New Coronavirus Infectious Disease Control Subcommittee" has summarized the idea of ​​taking measures with an emphasis on the degree of medical urgency.



Since the degree of medical care is different in each prefecture, it is said that the level will be determined by each prefecture.



In response to this, the Cabinet Secretariat has indicated two indicators for judging the level of prefectures: ``burden on medical care provision systems, etc.'' and ``infection status.''



Of these, there are five items in the "burden on the medical care provision system, etc.", including the "occupation rate of secured beds" and the "occupation rate of secured beds for severe cases."



In addition, the "status of infection" includes five items such as "positive rate of PCR test", "number of new positive cases per 100,000 people", and "proportion of people whose infection route is unknown".



The Cabinet Secretariat has released data for all 47 prefectures nationwide as of August 29.

Of these, the "occupation rate of beds secured for severe cases" was


▽ 56% in Tokyo and


▽ 50% in Kochi Prefecture, based on national standards.

▽78% in Kanagawa prefecture,



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77% in Fukuoka prefecture,

▽75% in Aichi prefecture,

▽70% in Aomori prefecture,

▽69% in Tokushima prefecture,

▽Shiga and Kagawa prefectures 68% in

Ehime, 67% in

Nagasaki, Kumamoto and Kagoshima, 66% in

Saitama, Shizuoka and Hyogo, 65% in

Ibaraki and Osaka, 64% in

Gifu and Wakayama 63%,

▽Hiroshima and Yamaguchi 61%,

▽Nagano and Kyoto 60%,

▽Miyagi, Chiba and Toyama 59%,

▽Akita and Kochi 58%,

▽57% in Gunma, Okayama and Oita prefectures

▽56% in Yamanashi, Ishikawa, Mie and Nara prefectures

▽53% in Fukushima prefecture

▽51% in Tokyo and Okinawa prefectures

▽Niigata prefecture 50%, and a

total of 38 prefectures are above 50%, which is the guideline for the ``level at which measures should be strengthened'' indicated by the government's subcommittee for either or both indicators.

Detailed data by prefecture can be found on NHK's special website.

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