The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on the 16th that it confirmed that 1454 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.
719 fewer people than Thursday a week ago.
30 days in a row below the same day of the previous week.
In addition, the number of severely ill patients using a ventilator or ECMO = 16 people, one less than the 15th.
Meanwhile, 12 confirmed cases have died.
Medical care system Alert level lowered
The results of an analysis of the infection status of the new corona in Tokyo have been released, and experts said that the number of hospitalized patients has been decreasing for five consecutive weeks, lowering the alert level of the medical care provision system by one notch to the second from the bottom. .
On the 16th, the Tokyo metropolitan government announced the results of an analysis of monitoring items by experts regarding the infection status of the new corona and the medical care provision system in Tokyo.
According to it, the number of hospitalized patients as of the 15th decreased by 522 compared to the same day of the previous week, and decreased to 1424 for 5 consecutive weeks.
For this reason, experts say, "Although the burden of responding to ordinary medical care, including emergency care, continues, it is becoming possible to balance it." Second from the bottom.
It has been about two and a half months since the end of November last year that the alert level of the medical care system has become the second lowest.
In addition, the seven-day average number of new infections was 1,648, which has dropped significantly to below 2,000 for the first time since June last year. maintained.