Comparing the weekly average number of new infections with the new coronavirus, nationwide, it is 0.73 times the previous week, continuing a downward trend for the fourth consecutive week, and is lower than the previous week in all prefectures.
Based on the number of infected people announced by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, NHK has summarized the trends in the average number of new infections per week compared to the previous week.
Nationwide
Nationwide,
▽ 0.61 times on January 26
▽ 0.69 times on February 2
▽ 0.73 times until February 9,
continuing a downward trend for 4 consecutive weeks.
The average number of new infections nationwide per day is about 35,000, about 13,000 less than last week, and has been lower than the previous week in all prefectures for the fourth consecutive week.
Tokushima
Tokushima Prefecture has the highest number of infected people per population, with 309.77 per 100,000 population.
Comparing the number of new infections on average per week
,
the week until January 26th was 0.61 times the previous week,
February 2nd was 0.72 times
, and February 9th was 0.83 times.
The number of new infections has reached about 318.
1 metropolis and 3 prefectures
[Tokyo]
▽ 0.63 times the previous week for the week of January 26,
▽ 0.67 times for the week before February 2,
▽ 0.65 times for the week up to February 9, and the
number of new infections per day is 2,463. It is
[Kanagawa Prefecture]
▽ 0.62 times the previous week for the week until January 26,
▽ 0.69 times for the week before February 2,
▽ 0.72 times for the week until February 9, and the
number of new infections per day is 1958 has become a person
[Saitama Prefecture]
▽ 0.63 times the previous week for the week until January 26th
▽ 0.67 times for February 2nd
▽ 0.71 times for February 9th, the
number of new infections per day is about 1509 It is
[Chiba Prefecture]
▽ 0.67 times the previous week for the week until January 26
▽ 0.66 times for February 2 ▽
0.67 times until February 9,
about 1422 new infections per day It is
Kansai
[Osaka Prefecture]
▽ 0.63 times the previous week for the week until January 26
▽ 0.68 times for February 2
▽ 0.74 times for February 9, with
about 2360 new infections per day It is
[Kyoto Prefecture]
▽ 0.58 times the previous week for the week until January 26th
▽ 0.72 times for February 2nd
▽ 0.75 times for February 9th, the
number of new infections per day is about 653 It is
[Hyogo Prefecture]
▽ 0.60 times the previous week for the week until January 26,
▽ 0.73 times for February 2,
▽ 0.72 times for February 9, and the
number of new infections per day is about 1662 has become a person
Tokai
[Aichi Prefecture]
▽ 0.62 times the previous week for the week until January 26th
▽ 0.67 times for February 2nd
▽ 0.73 times for February 9th, the
number of new infections per day is about 2236 It has become.
[Gifu Prefecture]
▽ 0.64 times the previous week for the week until January 26
▽ 0.68 times for February 2
▽ 0.80 times for February 9, and the
number of new infections per day is about 791 It has become.
[Mie Prefecture]
▽ 0.60 times the previous week for the week until January 26th
▽ 0.65 times for February 2nd
▽ 0.75 times for February 9th, the
number of new infections per day is about 767 It has become.
Other regions
[Hokkaido]
▽ 0.67 times the previous week for the week until January 26
▽ 0.77 times for February 2
▽ 0.80 times until February 9, the
number of new infections per day is 1011 I'm here.
[Miyagi Prefecture]
▽ 0.64 times the previous week for the week until January 26
▽ 0.76 times for February 2
▽ 0.71 times until February 9,
about 578 new infections per day It is
[Hiroshima Prefecture]
▽ 0.59 times the previous week for the week until January 26
▽ 0.66 times for February 2
▽ 0.67 times until February 9, with
about 996 new infections per day It is
[Fukuoka Prefecture]
▽ 0.53 times the previous week for the week until January 26
▽ 0.73 times for February 2
▽ 0.70 times until February 9,
about 1570 new infections per day It is
[Okinawa Prefecture]
▽ 0.55 times the previous week for the week until January 26
▽ 0.69 times for February 2
▽ 0.79 times until February 9,
about 264 new infections per day It is
Experts “Declining trend and expansion due to mutations, basic measures to be taken in the future”
Professor Kazuhiro Tateda of Toho University, a member of the government's subcommittee on measures against the new coronavirus, said about the current infection status, "The number of new infections continues to decline nationwide, and was reported in the 8th wave. It is possible that there were many times more infected people than the original number, and it is possible that such people have temporarily acquired immunity, leading to a decrease."
On top of that, "Currently, the viruses that are mainstream in Japan are all Omicron strains 'BA.5', 'BQ.1', and 'BA.2.75', which are like a triad. 'XBB' lineage The downward trend is likely to continue for some time unless it is replaced by a highly infectious virus, such as . There is still a risk, so please continue to take basic infection control measures such as wearing a mask, avoiding the 3 Cs, thoroughly ventilating and disinfecting."