Regarding the infection status of the new coronavirus nationwide, in the week ending March 24, the average number of patients per medical institution was 5.21, which is 0.85 times the number of the previous week. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, ``Although the number of patients is on the decline, infections continue to spread, so we ask that infection control measures continue to be taken.''
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 March 24 was 25,727, a decrease of 4,589 from the previous week.
Additionally, the average number of patients per medical institution was 5.21, an increase of 0.85 times the previous week.
This is the seventh consecutive week of continued decline from the previous week.
By prefecture, in descending order
, Akita prefecture had 10.12 people
, Miyagi prefecture had 9.63 people
, Iwate prefecture had 9.51 people ,
Aomori prefecture had 9.1 people
, Niigata prefecture
had 7.81 people, etc. in 45 prefectures. It is decreasing more.
In the week ending March 24, the number of newly hospitalized patients reported by approximately 500 medical institutions nationwide was 1,950, a decrease of 202 patients compared to the previous week.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has stated regarding the nationwide epidemic situation, ``Although the number of patients is on the decline, the infection continues to spread, so we ask that infection control measures continue to be taken.''
Average number of patients per medical institution (by prefecture)
▽Akita Prefecture has 10.12 people
▽Miyagi Prefecture has 9.63 people
▽Iwate Prefecture has 9.51 people ▽
Aomori Prefecture has 9.1 people
▽Niigata Prefecture has 7.81 people
▽Gifu Prefecture has 7.66 people
▽Nagasaki Prefecture has 7.23 people
▽Ibaraki Prefecture has 6.84 people
▽Yamanashi Prefecture Prefecture: 6.83 people
, Aichi Prefecture: 6.72 people
, Yamagata Prefecture: 6.6 people
, Tottori Prefecture: 6.59
people, Miyazaki Prefecture: 6.24 people,
Fukushima Prefecture: 6.21 people
, Saga Prefecture: 6.18 people
, Shiga Prefecture: 6.05 people
, Okayama Prefecture: 5.95 people
in Nagano Prefecture, 5.86 people in
Saitama Prefecture, 5.8 people
in Kagoshima Prefecture, 5.57 people in Chiba Prefecture,
5.5 people in Oita Prefecture,
5.49 people in Wakayama Prefecture
,
5.39 people in Kyoto Prefecture
, 5.37 people in Tochigi Prefecture
▽Nara Prefecture has 5.31 people
▽Okinawa Prefecture has 5.2 people
▽Ishikawa Prefecture has 5.19 people
▽Shizuoka Prefecture has 5.09 people ▽
Toyama Prefecture has 5.08 people
▽Gunma Prefecture has 5.02 people
▽Mie Prefecture has 4.96 people
▽Fukuoka Prefecture has 4.9 people
▽Shimane Prefecture Prefecture: 4.61 people
, Hokkaido: 4.5 people
, Ehime Prefecture: 4.44 people
, Tokushima Prefecture: 4.43 people, Kochi Prefecture:
4.41 people
, Fukui Prefecture: 4.38 people
, Hyogo Prefecture: 4.25 people
, Kumamoto Prefecture: 4.24 people
, Kagawa Prefecture: 4.23 people People
▽ Yamaguchi Prefecture: 4.07 people
▽ Hiroshima Prefecture: 3.63 people
▽ Osaka Prefecture: 3.59 people
▽ Kanagawa Prefecture: 3.43 people
▽ Tokyo: 3.06 people