Regarding the infection status of the new coronavirus nationwide, the average number of patients per medical institution for the week ending February 25 was 7.92, which is 0.78 times the number of the previous week.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, ``Although the number of cases is decreasing in all prefectures and we think the peak has passed, we think there will be more opportunities to go out during spring break, so we hope that people will continue to take measures.''
In addition, the number of influenza patients reported by medical institutions nationwide in the week ending February 25th was 16.76 per medical institution, which was a decrease from the previous week for the second consecutive week.
Number of new coronavirus patients decreased from the previous week for 3 consecutive weeks
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 25th decreased by 10,697 from the previous week to 39,124.
Additionally, the average number of patients per medical institution was 7.92, an increase of 0.78 times the previous week.
This is the third consecutive week of continued decline from the previous week.
By prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture had 12.03 people, Ibaraki Prefecture had 11.7 people, Iwate Prefecture had 11.57 people, Niigata Prefecture had 11.27 people, Yamagata Prefecture had 11.16 people, and so on. It decreased from the previous week in all prefectures.
The number of newly hospitalized patients reported by approximately 500 medical institutions nationwide in the week ending February 25 was 2,770, a decrease of 411 compared to the previous week.
Regarding the nationwide epidemic situation, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, ``The number of cases is decreasing in all prefectures, and it seems that the peak has passed, but I think there will be more opportunities to go out during spring break, so I hope that people will continue to take measures.'' I am.
Average number of new coronavirus patients per medical institution (by prefecture)
▽Miyagi Prefecture has 12.03 people
▽Ibaraki Prefecture has 11.7 people
▽Iwate Prefecture has 11.57 people ▽
Niigata Prefecture has 11.27 people
▽Yamagata Prefecture has 11.16 people
▽Ishikawa Prefecture has 11.08 people
▽Gifu Prefecture has 10.89 people
▽Aichi Prefecture has 10.79 people
▽Tochigi Prefecture The prefecture has 10.39 people
, Fukushima prefecture has 10.29 people
, Shizuoka prefecture has 10.09 people
, Nagano prefecture has 10.08 people,
Saga prefecture has 10 people
, Aomori prefecture has 9.44 people
, Tottori prefecture has 9.41 people
, Akita prefecture has 9.29 people
, Yamanashi prefecture has 9.2 people
in Chiba Prefecture, 8.81 people
in Gunma Prefecture, 8.8 people in
Tokushima Prefecture, 8.52
people in Okayama Prefecture, 8.38 people in Hokkaido
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8.35 people in Mie Prefecture
, 8.34 people in
Saitama Prefecture, 8.2 people in Ehime Prefecture
▽ Miyazaki Prefecture has 8.05 people
, Nara Prefecture has 7.8 people
, Kumamoto Prefecture has 7.76 people
, Kochi Prefecture has 7.75 people
, Oita Prefecture has 7.74 people
, Hiroshima Prefecture has 7.51 people
, Shimane Prefecture has 7.42 people
, Nagasaki Prefecture has 7.26 people
, Toyama Prefecture has 7.21 people
in Kagawa Prefecture, 7.15 people in Shiga Prefecture
, 7.08 people in Shiga Prefecture
, 7.04 people in Wakayama Prefecture, 6.88
people in Yamaguchi Prefecture
, 6.8 people in Kagoshima Prefecture
, 6.72 people in Fukuoka Prefecture
, 6.67 people in Fukui Prefecture
, 6.62 people in Kyoto Prefecture People
▽ 6.1 people in Kanagawa Prefecture
▽ 5.98 people in Okinawa Prefecture
▽ 5.3 people in Tokyo
▽ 5.17 people in Hyogo Prefecture
▽ 5.02 people in Osaka Prefecture
Influenza Number of patients per medical institution decreases for 2 consecutive weeks
According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the number of influenza patients reported by approximately 5,000 medical institutions nationwide in the week ending February 25 was 82,741, 19,091 fewer than the previous week. That is to say.
Per medical institution, there were 16.76 people nationwide, a decrease of 3.88 people from the previous week, which was the second consecutive week of decrease.
By prefecture, the number of patients per medical institution was 24.94 in Ishikawa Prefecture, 24.35 in Saitama Prefecture, 24.22 in Hokkaido, 24.13 in Fukuoka Prefecture, and 21.39 in Kumamoto Prefecture. I am.
Based on this data, the number of patients nationwide in the past week is estimated to be approximately 504,000, and the cumulative number of patients since September 4 of last year is estimated to be approximately 15,475,000.
In addition, an analysis of viruses detected in the past five weeks shows that "type B" influenza is the most common at 55%.
Ishikawa Prefecture continues to have high number of influenza patients
Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, continues to have a high number of influenza patients.
In Ishikawa Prefecture, the number of influenza patients reported by medical institutions targeted for the survey during the week ending February 25th was 24.94 per medical institution, which is almost unchanged from the previous week. .
Influenza cases are on the decline nationwide, and Ishikawa Prefecture has the highest number of patients per medical institution in the country.
By area covered by public health centers
, 36.76 people were infected in Kanazawa City
, 23.40 people in Minami Kaga
, 21.91 people in Ishikawa Chuo,
15.17 people in Noto Chubu, which includes Nanao City,
and 1.50 people in Northern Noto, which includes Wajima City.
Compared to the previous week, the number of cases in Kanazawa City remained almost the same, and the number of cases in Chubu Noto increased by four.
Additionally, the number of new coronavirus patients in the prefecture was 11.08, a decrease of 4.4 from the previous week.
By area under the jurisdiction of the health center,
▽Chubu Noto had 27.67 people
, Kanazawa City had 10.76 people
, Ishikawa Chuo had 8.64 people
, Minami Kaga had 7.10 people
, and Northern Noto had 4.25 people.
In Noto Chubu, the number of cases has decreased by 12.83 compared to the previous week, but many cases continue to be reported.
Expert: “Corona and influenza are still prevalent, so please be careful for a while”
Nao Ishida, vice president of Kurashiki Central Hospital and chairman of the Influenza Committee of the Japan Society of Infectious Diseases, said, ``Since the beginning of the year, influenza B virus has spread among children, leading to a second peak.'' This is thought to be because many children have not developed immunity to type B viruses over the three years of the coronavirus pandemic.It is expected that the number of children will gradually decrease in the future, but the epidemic will not end all at once, and patients will remain for a while. There is a possibility that this situation will continue, so we need to be careful."
In addition, Deputy Director Ishida said, ``Although both the new coronavirus and influenza are on the decline, they are still prevalent.I hope that basic infection control measures will continue.With the new coronavirus, more elderly people are being hospitalized. This is thought to be due to the weakening of immunity due to the passage of time since the last vaccination.I hope that elderly people and people with underlying health conditions who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill should proceed with vaccination.'' We were talking.
Regarding the increase in the number of influenza patients in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, it is said that ``the water supply has not been restored for a long time, making it difficult to take basic infection control measures such as thorough hand washing.'' "There is a possibility that the virus may be occurring. I would like everyone to take preventive measures such as using alcohol disinfectants and wearing a mask if they have symptoms such as coughing."