Regarding the nationwide infection status of the new coronavirus, the average number of patients per medical institution was 6.53 in the week ending on the 10th of this month, which is 0.93 times the number of the previous week.
Meanwhile, the number of influenza patients reported by medical institutions nationwide in the week ending on the 10th of this month was 16.14 per medical institution, marking an increase for the first time in four weeks.
Let's take a closer look at each infection situation.
New Corona Number of patients per medical institution 0.93 times the previous week
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 on the 10th of this month was 32,236, a decrease of 2,252 from the previous week.
Additionally, the average number of patients per medical institution was 6.53, which was 0.93 times the number from the previous week.
This is the fifth consecutive week of continued decline from the previous week.
By prefecture, Miyagi prefecture had 12.1 people, Niigata prefecture 11.94 people, Yamagata prefecture 11.16 people, Iwate prefecture 10.9 people, and Aomori prefecture 10.5 people, making 31 prefectures. This is a decrease from the previous week.
In the week ending on the 10th of this month, the number of newly hospitalized patients reported by approximately 500 medical institutions nationwide was 2,290, a decrease of 139 patients compared to the previous week.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, ``Although the number of cases continues to decline nationwide, the rate of decline is gradual.We hope that infection control measures will continue to be taken.''
Number of influenza patients increases for the first time in 4 weeks
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 10th of this month was 79,643, an increase of 10,760 from the previous week. about it.
Nationwide, the number of new cases per medical institution was 16.14, an increase of 2.18 from the previous week, marking the first increase in four weeks.
The number of patients per medical institution in each prefecture is 37.10 in Ishikawa Prefecture, 35.01 in Hokkaido, 31.79 in Niigata, 28.28 in Yamagata, and 26.21 in Toyama. Masu.
Based on this data, the number of patients nationwide in the past week is estimated to be approximately 470,000, and the cumulative number of patients since September 4 of last year is estimated to be approximately 16,366,000.
In addition, an analysis of viruses detected in the past five weeks shows that "type B" influenza is the most common, accounting for 77%.
Expert: ``There are many people who are not immune to type B, and it will not decrease suddenly.''
Nao Ishida, vice president of Kurashiki Central Hospital and chairman of the influenza committee of the Japanese Society of Infectious Diseases, said, ``The low temperatures continue nationwide, which seems to be having an impact on the increase in patients.In a normal year, the virus would start this month. "The number is expected to decrease over the next month, but since there are many people who are not immune to type B, it is unlikely that the number will decrease suddenly, so I hope that people will continue to take measures to prevent infection."