45th meeting of the COVID-19 advisory board of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (July 28, 2021). Material 1
Effective reproduction number: On a national basis, it remains above 1 at 1.27 most recently (as of July 11). The figure is 1.26 in the Tokyo metropolitan area and 1.39 in the Kansai area.
* The value of new cases of infection is the total number for the latest week of reporting dates per 100,000 population.
In Tokyo, the number of new cases of infection has continued to increase, reaching approximately 89. The infection continues to spread rapidly with a ratio of this week to last week of 1.49. The cases of infection are mainly those in their 20s to 40s. The proportion of infected patients aged 65 years or older has decreased to approximately 3%, but the number of them has increased. The numbers of people who should have been hospitalized but forced to receive home care, the inpatients, and those who are arranging hospitalization are increasing. It is indicated that patients requiring high-flow oxygen have also increased. The number of severe patients using mechanical ventilators or artificial heart and lung apparatus have been increasing, with the largest number in those in their 40s to 50s. If the number of infected patients continues to surge, there are concerns about a delay in arrangement of hospitalization and burdens on the medical systems including general practice. On the other hand, in Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa, the number of new cases of infection has also been increasing mainly in those in their 20s and 30s, reaching approximately 43, 40, and 45, respectively. In the 3 prefectures, the number of infected patients has surged. In Tokyo, the nighttime population has declined only moderately compared to the time of the last emergency measures. In Chiba, the nighttime population has increased. In Saitama and Kanagawa, the nighttime population is decreasing but no significant decrease has been seen. The spread of infection is expected to continue for the time being mainly in Tokyo.
The number of new cases of infection has continued to increase to approximately 83. The ratio of this week to the last week is tending to increase to 2.15, showing a rapid re-expansion. New cases are mainly those in their 20s and 30s, but those in the elderly has also increased. The number of inpatients turned upward and the use rate of beds for severe patients remains severe. Both the nighttime and daytime populations have significantly decreased and reached the minimum level during the current emergency measures again. Attention should be paid as to whether the trend leads to the decrease in the number of new cases of infection.
In Osaka, the number of new cases of infection has continued to increase mainly in those in their 20s and 30s, reaching approximately 36. The infection continues to spread rapidly with a ratio of this week to last week of 1.52. The number of inpatients is increasing, but the use rate of beds for severe patients is approximately 13%. The nighttime population turned downward but remains at a high level, which raises concerns about the spread of infection.
In Kyoto, Hyogo, and Nara, the number of new cases of infection has been increasing to approximately 19, 16, and 14, respectively. Across the 3 prefectures, the use rate of beds for severe patients continues to be below 20%, but the nighttime population continues to increase in Hyogo and Kyoto. There remain concerns about the spread of infection.
The number of new cases of infection continues to increase in Hokkaido, Aichi, and Fukuoka, where the priority measures such as for prevention of the spread of disease were lifted, reaching approximately 16, 10, and 21, respectively. In the 3 prefectures, the use rate of beds and the use rate of beds for severe patients remain below 20%. The nighttime population has decreased in the 3 prefectures, but remains at a high level in Hokkaido and Fukuoka, which raises concerns about the spread of infection.
The number of new cases of infection has increased in other regions, and in Ibaraki, Tochigi, and Ishikawa, the number of new cases remains above 15, showing an upward trend. In Ishikawa, the number of new cases is approximately 38 due to clusters in restaurants and other places while the nighttime population has also increased. The number of severe patients remains unchanged at 1, but the number of inpatients is increasing. Attention will be required.
44th meeting of the COVID-19 advisory board of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (July 21, 2021). Material 1
Effective reproduction number: On a national basis, it exceeds 1 at 1.17 most recently (as of July 4). In the metropolitan area, the figure is 1.17 in the Tokyo metropolitan area and 1.27 in the Kansai area.
*The value of new cases of infection is the total number for the latest week of reporting dates per 100,000 population.
In Tokyo, the number of new cases of infection has continued to increase, reaching approximately 59. The ratio of this week to last week is 1.49 and the infection continues to spread rapidly. The cases of infection are mainly those in their 20s to 40s. The number of infected patients aged 65 years or older has increased but the proportion of them has decreased to approximately 4%. The number of severe patients using mechanical ventilators or artificial heart and lung apparatus remains flat, but the numbers of inpatients and those arranging hospitalization are tending to rise while patients requiring high-flow oxygen have also increased. If the number of infected patients continues to increase at this rate, there are concerns about a delay in arrangement of hospitalization and burdens on the medical systems including general practice. On the other hand, in Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa, the number of new cases of infection has also been increasing mainly in those in their 20s and 30s, reaching approximately 27, 27, and 33, respectively. The ratio of this week to last in the 3 prefectures has remained at 1 or higher for 3 weeks or more, reaching 1.87 in Saitama and slightly less than 1.4 in both Chiba and Kanagawa, and the number of infected patients has surged. Those in their 30s or younger account for approximately 60% of the new cases. The use rate of beds for severe patients continues to remain below 20%. In Tokyo, the nighttime population has continued to decrease, but the decreasing speed is slower than that during the time of the last emergency measures. In Saitama, the nighttime population has continued to increase. In Chiba and Kanagawa, the trend has remained flat. It has only been a week since the tightening of measures and it is of great concern that the infection may spread for the time being mainly in Tokyo.
The number of new cases of infection turns upward, reaching approximately 38. New cases are mainly those in their 20s to 30s. On the other hand, the use rate of beds is tending to decrease with the recent decline in the number of new cases of infection. As for the use rate of beds for severe patients, difficult situations continue. Both the nighttime and daytime populations have increased, and particularly the nighttime population returns to the level before the start of the emergency measures, which gives rise to concerns about the spread of infection.
In Osaka, the number of new cases of infection has continued to increase mainly in those in their 20s, reaching approximately 24. The ratio of this week to last has remained 1 or higher for 2 weeks, reaching 1.89 with an upward trend. The number of infected patients has surged. The number of inpatients shifts from plateau to increase, but the number of severe patients continues to be on a downward trend. The use rate of beds for severe patients remains flat at approximately 12%. As the nighttime population continues to increase, there are concerns about the continuous spread of infection.
In Kyoto, Hyogo, and Nara, the number of new cases of infection has been increasing to approximately 11, 11, and 10, respectively. Across the 3 prefectures, the use rate of beds for severe patients continues to be below 20%, but the nighttime population continues to increase in Hyogo and Kyoto. Attention needs to be paid to the future movements.
The number of new cases of infection turns upward again in Hokkaido, Aichi, and Fukuoka, where the priority measures such as for prevention of the spread of disease were lifted, reaching approximately 12, 7, and 10, respectively. In the 3 prefectures, the use rate of beds and the use rate of beds for severe patients remain below 20%. In Hokkaido, Aichi, and Fukuoka, the nighttime population has increased. Particularly, it has rapidly risen in Hokkaido and Fukuoka. The spread of infection is of concern. The number of new cases of infection has increased in other regions, and attention needs to be paid for such prefectures as Ishikawa and Tottori where the number of new cases has risen to above 15.
43th meeting of the COVID-19 advisory board of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (July 14, 2021). Material 1
The nationwide effective reproduction number is above 1, 1.05 most recently (as of June 27). In the metropolitan area, the figure is 1.10 in the Tokyo metropolitan area and 1.13 in the Kansai area.
*The value of new cases of infection is the total number for the latest week of reporting dates per 100,000 population.
In Tokyo, the number of new cases of infection has continued to increase, reaching approximately 40. The ratio of this week to last week is 1.32. The cases of infection are mainly in those in their 20s to 40s. The persons with infection aged 65 years or older increased but the proportion of them decreased to approximately 4%. The number of inpatients is increasing mainly in those in their 50s or younger. The severe patients are increasing, and has leveled off most recently. The number of new cases of infection has increased in Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa, reaching approximately 14, 19, and 24, respectively. The ratio of this week to last week has been 1 or higher for two weeks or more. The nighttime population is slowly decreasing in Tokyo. On the other hand, the nighttime and daytime populations increased in Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa. The figure rapidly increased in the first week after lifting the Declaration of Emergency State in Tokyo, and it is of great concern that the infection may spread for the time being mainly in Tokyo. The number of new cases of infection in the Tokyo metropolitan area accounts for approximately two-thirds of the entire country. It is necessary to thoroughly take measures to prevent the spread of infection to surrounding regions and across the country.
The number of new cases of infection has continued to decrease to approximately 23. The cases are mainly in persons in their 20s to 30s, but the proportion of persons with infection aged 60s or older is just below 20%. With decreasing number of new cases of infection, the use rate of beds decreased, patients staying at home and arrangements for hospitalization are in a decreasing trend. The conditions of beds for severe patients are still under severe pressure. The nighttime population stopped increasing and has leveled off. Attention should be paid as to whether the number of new cases of infection is decreasing.
The number of new cases of infection is in an increasing trend in Osaka, reaching approximately 13. The use rate of beds and the use rate of beds for severe patients remain below 20%. The nighttime population turned to increase again and reached a level as high as that in mid-March, raising concern about the continued spread of infection.
There is an upward movement in the number of new cases of infection also in Kyoto and Hyogo with a figure of approximately 6 in each.
The number of new cases of infection appears to going upward in Hokkaido, Aichi, and Fukuoka, where the priority measures such as for prevention of the spread of disease were lifted, reaching approximately 8, 6, and 6, respectively. The nighttime population also increased in Hokkaido and Aichi, and there is concern about rebound.
The number of new cases of infection increased in other regions, and attention needs to be paid for such prefectures as Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki and Ishikawa.
42th meeting of the COVID-19 advisory board of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (July 7, 2021). Material 1
Effective reproduction number: On a national basis, it exceeds 1, 1.02 most recently (as of June 20). In the metropolitan area, the number is 1.09.
*The value of new cases of infection is the total number for the latest week of reporting dates per 100,000 population.
In Tokyo, the number of new cases of infection has continued to increase, reaching approximately 30. The ratio of this week to last week is 1.22, being 1 or higher for two weeks. The new cases are in those in their 10s to 30s, mainly in their 20s. Clusters in schools and educational facilities have occasionally occurred. The proportion of the infected persons aged 65 or older is small, approximately 6% (however, the actual number of infections is increasing, and attention should be paid). The numbers of inpatients and severe patients turned to increase mainly in those in their 50s or younger. The positive rate of PCR test is in an increasing trend. Also in Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa, the number of new cases of infection is moving upward, reaching approximately 11, 16, and 16, respectively. The nighttime population slightly decreased in Tokyo due to a long spell of rain, etc. The figures have also almost leveled off in Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa; it rapidly increased in the first week after lifting the Declaration of Emergency State in Tokyo, and there is great concern about further spread of infection mainly in Tokyo. The number of new cases of infection in the Tokyo metropolitan area accounts for approximately two-thirds of the national total. It is necessary to thoroughly take measures to prevent the spread of infection to surrounding regions and across the country.
The number of new cases of infection is decreasing but remains high, approximately 27. The rate of decrease has slowed down. New cases are mainly in those in their 20s to 30s. With the decreasing number of new cases of infection, the use rate of beds, patients staying at home, and arrangements for hospitalization are decreasing. However, the condition of beds for severe patients in particular are still under severe pressure. While the rate of decrease in the number of new cases of infection is slowing down, the nighttime population is increasing, and future movements should be carefully monitored.
The number of new cases of infection has leveled off or slightly increased in Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo, i.e., about 9, 5, and 4, respectively. In all of these prefectures, the numbers of inpatients and severe patients are in a decreasing trend, and the use rate of beds and the use rate of beds for severe patients are under 20%. In Osaka and Hyogo, the nighttime and daytime populations, which rapidly increased in the week after lifting the Declaration of Emergency State, decreased due to a spell of rain, etc. In Kyoto, the nighttime population has continued to increase. Particularly in Osaka, rebound is of strong concern if the de facto population continues to increase, and alert is required for the situation.
The number of new cases of infection has continued to decrease to approximately 4. The numbers of inpatients and severe patients are in a decreasing trend, and the use rate of beds and the use rate of beds for severe patients are under 20%. The number of new cases of infection is expected to decrease from now on, but the nighttime population is increasing. Attention should be paid as to whether the downward trend in the number of new cases of infection will continue.
The number of new cases of infection has stopped decreasing, approximately 4. In Sapporo City, the center of infection spread, the number is approximately 8. The numbers of inpatients and severe patients are in a decreasing trend, and the use rate of beds and the use rate of beds for severe patients are under 20%. The nighttime population, which rapidly increased in the week after lifting the Declaration of Emergency State,has almost leveled off. Attention should be paid as to whether the decreasing trend in the number of new cases of infection continues.
The number of new cases of infection has stopped decreasing, approximately 4. The numbers of inpatients and severe patients are in a decreasing trend, and the use rate of beds and the use rate of beds for severe patients are under 20%. Although the daytime population has remarkably increased, the nighttime population remains at a low level. Attention should be paid as to whether the decreasing trend in the number of new cases of infection continues.
41th meeting of the COVID-19 advisory board of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (June 30, 2021). Material 1
It remains below 1 at 0.87 (as of June 13) nationwide, but it is on an upward trend. In the metropolitan area, the number is 1.00.
*The value of new cases of infection is the number of people per 100,000 in the total number for the latest week on the basis of reporting dates.
In Tokyo, the number of new cases of infection turned upward to approximately 25 and the ratio of this week to last week has increased to 1.22. The new cases are those in their 10s to 30s, mainly in their 20s. Clusters in schools and educational facilities have occasionally occurred. The proportion of patients aged 65 years or older is small at approximately 5%. The number of severe patients is tending to decrease. In Saitama, the number of new cases of infection has increased to approximately 9 and the ratio of this week to last week is 1.24. In Chiba and Kanagawa, the number has levelled off and started to slightly increase to approximately 13 and 15, respectively. The ratio of this week to last week exceeded 1 most recently. In the entire metropolitan area, new cases of infection are mainly those in their 20s. In Tokyo, the nighttime population has increased by 18% in the first week since the declaration of a state of emergency was lifted. The late-night population has also surged. In Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa, the de facto population has notably increased in the late afternoon when alcohol can be served. The nighttime population has also increased. Particularly in Tokyo, there is strong concern about a spread of infection in future. Measures should be thoroughly implemented to avoid a spread of infection to surrounding areas and the whole country
The number of new cases of infection remains high at approximately 33, but continues to decrease. New cases are mainly in those in their 20s to 30s. The use rate of beds remains high, and the hospitalization rate is on the upward trend as the number of patients receiving home care and those arranging hospitalization are decreasing in association with the decrease in the number of new cases of infection. The nighttime population continues to increase and the number of new cases of infection remains high. But the speed of decrease has slowed. Attention should be paid to future trends.
In Osaka, the number of new cases of infection has stopped decreasing and remains flat at approximately 8. In Kyoto and Hyogo, the number has continued to decrease to approximately 4 and 3, respectively. The numbers of inpatients and severe patients are also tending to decrease, showing improvement. In Osaka, both nighttime and daytime populations have rapidly increased in the first week since the declaration of a state of emergency was lifted. The late-night population has also surged. In Hyogo and Kyoto, the nighttime population has increased. Particularly in Osaka, if the de facto population continues to increase, there is strong concern about a rebound and caution is required.
The number of new cases of infection has continued to decrease to approximately 5. As the number of new cases of infection has decreased, the numbers of inpatients and severe patients have also decreased, and the use rate of beds both for inpatients and for severe patients is decreasing. The number of new cases of infection is expected to decrease, but the de facto population has notably increased in the late afternoon when alcohol can be served. The nighttime population has also increased and careful monitoring is needed as to whether the decreasing trend of new cases of infection continues.
The number of new cases of infection has continued to decrease to approximately 4. In Sapporo City, the center of infection spread, the number has decreased to approximately 9. The number of new cases of infection is expected to decrease in future, but the nighttime population has rapidly increased in the first week since the declaration of a state of emergency was lifted. Attention should be paid to whether the downward trend in the number of new infections continues.
The number of new cases of infection has continued to decrease to approximately 4. As the number of new cases of infection has decreased, the numbers of inpatients and severe patients have also decreased, and the use rate of beds both for inpatients and for severe patients is decreasing. The number of new cases of infection is expected to decrease, but the de facto population has notably increased in the late afternoon when alcohol can be served. The nighttime population has also increased and careful monitoring is needed as to whether the decreasing trend of new cases of infection continues.
In Fukui, the number of new cases of infection is approximately 15. Although the number has recently turned downward, it has increased mainly among people involved in restaurants and therefore attention should be paid.
40th meeting of the COVID-19 advisory board of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (June 23, 2021). Material 1
The nationwide effective reproduction number has been below 1 at 0.80 (as of June 6).
*The value of new cases of infection is the total number for the latest week of reporting dates per 100,000 population.
The number of new cases of infection remains high at approximately 40, but continues to decrease. New cases are mainly in those in their 20s to 30s. The use rate of beds remains high, and the hospitalization rate has been increasing as the number of patients receiving home care and those arranging hospitalization are decreasing in association with the decrease in the number of new cases of infection. The number of new cases of infection is expected to decrease in future, but both nighttime and daytime populations started to increase after new cases of infection turned downward. Attention should be paid to whether the upward trend in the de facto population continues.
In Tokyo and Chiba, the number of new cases of infection has leveled off and has started to increase to approximately 20 and 12, respectively. In Tokyo, new cases are mainly in those in their 20s and the number of infected patients is high in the urban central area. In Saitama and Kanagawa, the number of new cases of infection has been on a downward trend to approximately 7 and 14, respectively. In Tokyo, the nighttime population continued to increase but has started to decline slightly since last week. We need to pay close attention to future movements. In Chiba and Kanagawa, the nighttime population has slightly decreased from staying flat. The nighttime population in Saitama has increased. There is concern that it is becoming difficult to obtain cooperation with the measures. Particularly in Tokyo, if the upward trend in the de facto population continues, there is strong concern about a rebound and caution is therefore required.
In Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto, the number of new cases of infection has been decreasing to approximately 7, 3, and 4, respectively. As the number of new cases of infection has been decreasing, there has been some improvement, such as a decrease in the number of inpatients and severe patients, but clusters in facilities for the elderly are continuing. In Osaka, the nighttime and daytime populations continue to increase and have returned to the level at the start of the third declaration of a state of emergency. In Hyogo, the nighttime population remains at a level lower than the minimum value during the second declaration of a state of emergency. In Kyoto, it has increased again in the latest week. The number of new cases of infection is expected to decrease, but careful monitoring is necessary, also of the de facto population.
The number of new cases of infection has continued to decrease to approximately 8. As the number of new cases of infection has decreased, the numbers of inpatients and severe patients have also decreased, and the use rate of beds both for inpatients and for severe patients is decreasing. The nighttime population remains at a low level. Although the number of new cases of infection may decrease in future, attention should be paid as to whether these trends will continue.
The number of new cases of infection has continued to decrease to approximately 8. In Sapporo City, the center of infection spread, the number has decreased to approximately 15. The number of new cases of infection is expected to decrease in future. However, the nighttime population, which had continued to decrease, started to increase and then stayed flat for the latest week. Attention should be paid to whether the decreasing trend in the number of new cases of infection continues. The use rate of beds has remained high in Sapporo City.
The number of new cases of infection has continued to decrease to approximately 5. As the number of new cases of infection has decreased, the numbers of inpatients and severe patients have also decreased, and the use rate of beds both for inpatients and for severe patients is decreasing. The nighttime population remains at a low level. The number of new cases of infection is expected to decrease in future, but it is necessary to carefully monitor whether these trends will continue.
In Yamanashi, the number of new cases of infection is approximately 19. The number increases due to the occurrence of clusters and it should be watched carefully.
39th meeting of the COVID-19 advisory board of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (June 16, 2021). Material 1
The nationwide effective reproduction number has been declining and remains below 1 at 0.78 (as of May 30).
*The value of new cases of infection is the total number for the latest week of reporting dates per 100,000 population.
38th meeting of the COVID-19 advisory board of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (June 9, 2021). Material 1
The nationwide effective reproduction number has been declining and remains below 1 at 0.78 (as of May 16).
*The value of new cases of infection is the number of people per 100,000 in the total number for the latest week on the basis of reporting dates.
37th meeting of the COVID-19 advisory board of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (June 6, 2021). Material 1
The nationwide effective reproduction number has been declining and remains below 1 at 0.82 (as of May 16).
*The value of new cases of infection is the number of people per 100,000 in the total number for the latest week on the basis of reporting dates. The effective reproduction number represents the mean value of the most recent week (as of May 17)
36th meeting of the COVID-19 advisory board of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (May 26, 2021). Material 1
The nationwide effective reproduction number stayed at around 1 and has recently become 0.95 (as of May 9), marking the drop below 1.
*The value of new cases of infections is the number of people per 100,000 in the total number for the latest week on the basis of reporting dates. The effective reproduction number represents the mean value of the most recent week (as of May 10)
35th meeting of the COVID-19 advisory board of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (May 19, 2021). Material 1
The nationwide effective reproduction number remains stable around 1, most recently 1.01 (as of May 2).
*The value of new cases of infections is the number of people per 100,000 in the total number for the latest week on the basis of reporting dates. The effective reproduction number represents the mean value of the most recent week (as of May 3)