Regarding the infection status of the new coronavirus nationwide, the average number of patients per medical institution for the week ending February 18 was 10.10, which is 0.73 times the number of the previous week.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, ``The downward trend is likely to continue, and we believe that the peak has passed. Infections usually subside in early spring, but infections continue to spread, so we hope that infection control measures will continue.''

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of new coronavirus patients reported by approximately 5,000 medical institutions nationwide in the week ending February 18 was 49,821, a decrease of 17,793 from the previous week.



Additionally, the average number of patients per medical institution was 10.10, which was 0.73 times higher than the previous week.

This is the second consecutive week of continued decline from the previous week.



By prefecture,


Ishikawa Prefecture had 15.48 people,


Ibaraki Prefecture had 15.46 people, Gifu Prefecture


had 15.16 people, Miyagi Prefecture


had 14.51 people,


and Nagano Prefecture had 14.14 people, making 45 prefectures. The number of cases in all prefectures has decreased from the previous week.



In the week ending February 18, the number of newly hospitalized patients reported by approximately 500 medical institutions nationwide was 3,150, a decrease of 163 compared to the previous week.



The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, ``The downward trend is likely to continue, and we believe that the peak has passed. Infections usually subside in early spring, but infections continue to spread, so we hope that infection control measures will continue.''

Expert: “The number of hospitalized patients remains at a high level; caution is required”

Professor Kazuhiro Tateda of Toho University, who is an expert on infectious diseases, commented on the current state of the spread of the new coronavirus, saying, ``The number of patients has continued to decline nationwide for two consecutive weeks, but the number of new hospitalized patients in the past week was 3,000. "The number of hospitalized patients continues to be at the highest level since the spread of the virus this winter.Also, half of the hospitalized patients are over 80 years old, so we will need to pay close attention to trends in the number of hospitalized patients." We were talking.



He added, ``Although the number of patients with influenza, which was prevalent this winter, has been on the decline, it is important to be careful whether it increases again along with the new coronavirus.In addition, the low temperature makes it easier to get infected. As the season continues, I would like people to continue to take basic infection control measures."

Ishikawa Prefecture continues to have high numbers of influenza and new coronavirus patients

Ishikawa Prefecture, which experienced strong shaking during the Noto Peninsula earthquake, continues to have a high number of patients infected with influenza and the new coronavirus.



The number of influenza patients reported by medical institutions surveyed in Ishikawa Prefecture during the week ending February 18 was 25.44 per medical institution, an increase of 4.44 from the previous week.



By area under the jurisdiction of the health center,


▽Kanazawa City has 37.00 people,


▽Minami Kaga has 28.20 people,


▽Ishikawa Chuo has 20.73 people,


▽Noto Chubu area including Nanao City has 11.17 people,


▽ Noto Northern Area includes Wajima City etc. There were 3.75 people.



Of these, in Kanazawa City, there was an increase of 6.35 people from the previous week.



In addition, the number of new coronavirus patients was 15.48 in the prefecture, a decrease of 6.43 from the previous week, but the number of patients per medical institution was the highest in the country.



By area under the jurisdiction of the health center,


Noto Chubu had 40.50 people,


Ishikawa Chuo had 15.36 people,


Kanazawa City had 12.47 people,


Noto Northern had 10.50 people, and


Minami Kaga had 7.70 people. High standards continue.

Influenza Number of patients per medical institution: 20.64, decreased from the previous week

Additionally, the number of influenza patients reported by medical institutions nationwide was 20.64 per medical institution in the week ending February 18, a decrease of 3.29 from the previous week.



According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the number of influenza patients reported from approximately 5,000 medical institutions nationwide in the week ending on the 18th of this month was 101,832, 15,820 fewer than the previous week. about it.



Based on data, the number of patients nationwide in the past week is estimated to be approximately 633,000, and the cumulative number of patients since September 4 of last year is estimated to be approximately 14,971,000.



Per medical institution, there were 20.64 people nationwide, a decrease of 3.29 people from the previous week.

Looking at each prefecture, the number of patients per medical institution is


37.07 in Fukuoka, 30.47 in Oita


,


29.91 in Kumamoto,


29.00 in Saitama, and 29.00


in Okinawa. The number of cases decreased from the previous week in 39 prefectures to 28.33 people, but there are still areas where the number of cases continues to be high.



Professor Kazuhiro Tateda of Toho University, who is an expert on infectious diseases, said, ``As in previous seasons, type A spreads first, is replaced by type B, and the trend is on the decline, but now the number of cases is decreasing. It remains to be seen whether this season will continue as it is due to the simultaneous outbreak of the new coronavirus.There are many hospitalized patients, and we will need to pay close attention to how the number of patients will change in the future for at least a few weeks. There is a need,” he said.