According to a summary by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, more than 370,000 people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the week ending on the 20th, a decrease of more than 33% compared to the previous week.
The number of infected people decreased for four consecutive weeks in all age groups.
According to a summary released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 22nd, the number of confirmed infections in the week from the 14th to the 20th of this month was 375,776, a decrease of 33.6% compared to the previous week. .
By age
group, 59,346 people in their 40s accounted for the largest number, accounting for 15.8% of the total.
In addition,
▼ 59,238 children under the age of 10, or 15.8%,
▼ 58,119 people in their teens, or 15.5%,
▼ 57,624 people in their 30s, or 15.3%,
▼ 42,844 people in their 20s. 11.4%.
In addition,
▼ 38,911 people in their 50s, 10.4%
▼ 22,982 people in their 60s, 6.1%
▼ 17,399 people in their 70s, 4.6%
▼ 11,277 people in their 80s, 3% ,
▼ 4937 people in their 90s and over accounted for 1.3%.
The number of infected people decreased for four consecutive weeks in all age groups.