Regarding the infection status of the new coronavirus, an index that indicates the level of medical urgency in each prefecture shows that as of the 4th of this month, the ``occupation rate of hospital beds for severely ill patients'' based on national standards was 50 in Tokyo. 77% in Aichi Prefecture and 70% in Shiga Prefecture. has become
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 announced data for all 47 prefectures nationwide as of the 4th of this month.
Of these, the "occupation rate of beds secured for severe cases" was
50% in ▽ Tokyo, based on the national standards.
The "occupation rate of secured hospital beds" is
▽ 77% in Aichi Prefecture,
▽ 70% in Shiga Prefecture,
▽ 64% in Kanagawa Prefecture and Fukuoka Prefecture, etc., and a
total of 34 prefectures are government subcommittees with either indicator. is 50% or more, which is the standard for the level at which measures should be strengthened.
Detailed data by prefecture can be found on NHK's special website.
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