The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on the 11th that it confirmed that 7,899 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.
4,801 more people than the previous Friday, surpassing the same day of the previous week for the seventh consecutive day.
In addition, the number of severely ill patients using a ventilator or ECMO (artificial heart-lung machine) increased by two from the 10th to 20.
Meanwhile, seven people who were confirmed to be infected died.
Sumida Ward Six venues for vaccination against Omicron strain
Sumida-ku, Tokyo has set up six mass vaccination venues for the Omicron strain of the new coronavirus and is promoting vaccination.
Of these, the venue set up at the ward office has a reservation limit of 240 people per day, but it is said that it is all filled up mainly by the elderly for about two weeks from the 11th.
The ward has set up a group vaccination venue at night to make it easier for the working generation to get vaccinated, but there are days when reservations are filled mainly on weekends, so it means that we are taking measures such as increasing the number of slots. .
A woman in her 70s who received the fifth vaccination said, "She is undergoing lung surgery and is life-threatening, so I received the vaccine so that it would be light if she got it."
A man in his 60s said, "I came to get vaccinated today because Saturdays and Sundays were full. I was worried because there was no information about side effects, but I thought it would affect my work, so I decided to get it."
Hitoshi Iwase, Deputy Director of the Sumida Ward Public Health Center, said, "There may be some people who find it difficult to get vaccinated, but it is also effective in preventing aggravation, so I want many people to get vaccinated as a countermeasure against the 8th wave." I was.
What is the vaccination situation in Tokyo?
According to the Tokyo metropolitan government, the number of people who received the vaccine corresponding to the Omicron strain per day in Tokyo was about 45,800 on the 1st of this month, but increased to about 72,000 on the 8th of this month. .
There are currently four venues for group vaccinations in Tokyo, but the reservation slots for this weekend are almost full.
The number of people who want to be vaccinated will increase in the future, as the shipment of tickets for the fifth vaccination is progressing, mainly for the elderly.