The nationwide infection status of the new coronavirus is 10.1 on average per medical institution in the week ending the 1th of this month, which is 20.19 times the previous week. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said, "The moderate upward trend continues, and although it decreased from the previous week, it can be said that it is almost flat.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the number of new coronavirus patients reported by about 10,1 medical institutions nationwide in the week ending March 5000 decreased by 1545,9 from the previous week to 9744,1.

The average number of patients per medical institution was 20.19, 0.98 times higher than the previous week.

By prefecture, Miyagi
Prefecture had 32.47 people, Iwate Prefecture had 29.87 people, Chiba Prefecture had 27.45 people, Saitama Prefecture had 26.95 people, and Ishikawa Prefecture had 25.65 people




, which is an increase from the previous week in 25 prefectures.

In addition, 10,1 new hospitalizations were recorded nationwide in the week ending March 1, a decrease of 1566,1744 from the previous week.

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) commented on the nationwide epidemic situation, saying, "After the transition of the new coronavirus to Class 5, a gradual upward trend continued, and although it decreased from the previous week, it can be said that it has remained almost flat. I hope that you will continue to take thorough infection control measures."

Average number of patients per medical institution by prefecture

▽Miyagi Prefecture ... 32.47 ▽
Iwate Prefecture ... 29.87 ▽
Chiba Prefecture ... 27.45 people
▽ Saitama ... 26.95 ▽
Ishikawa Prefecture ... 25.65 people
▽ Tochigi ... 25.51 people
▽ Ibaraki ... 25.43 people
▽ Gifu Prefecture ... 24.24 ▽
Fukushima Prefecture ... 24.13 ▽
Akita Prefecture ... 23.88 ▽
Aichi Prefecture ... 23.84 ▽
Shizuoka Prefecture ... 23.83 ▽
Niigata Prefecture ... 23.53 people
▽ Toyama Prefecture ... 22.13 ▽
Nagano Prefecture ... 21.74 ▽
Kanagawa Prefecture ... 21.43 ▽
Miyazaki Prefecture ... 21.03 ▽
Oita Prefecture ... 20.91 ▽
Aomori Prefecture ... 20.85 people
▽ Saga Prefecture ... 20.84 people
▽ Yamanashi Prefecture ... 20.24 ▽
Yamagata Prefecture ... 19.91 people
▽ Tokushima Prefecture ... 19.78 people
▽ Gunma Prefecture ... 19.62 people
▽ Ehime Prefecture ... 19.3 people
▽ Kochi Prefecture ... 19.05 ▽
Shimane Prefecture ... 18.92 people
▽ Nara Prefecture ... 18.91 people
▽ Kumamoto Prefecture ... 18.6 people
▽ Mie Prefecture ... 18.55 ▽
Nagasaki Prefecture ... 18.24 ▽
Hokkaido ... 17.9 ▽
Kyoto Prefecture ... 17.49 ▽
Okayama Prefecture ... 17.45 people
▽ Tottori Prefecture ... 17.24 ▽
Yamaguchi Prefecture ... 17.05 people
▽ Fukuoka Prefecture ... 16.61 ▽
Tokyo ... 16.36 ▽
Fukui Prefecture ... 16.23 ▽
Shiga Prefecture ... 16.03 ▽
Hyogo Prefecture ... 15.27 people
▽ Kagoshima Prefecture ... 15.19 ▽
Hiroshima Prefecture ... 15.02 people
▽ Wakayama Prefecture ... 14.96 ▽
Osaka Prefecture ... 14.62 people
▽ Kagawa Prefecture ... 13.09 ▽
Okinawa Prefecture ... 12.26