7th meeting of the COVID-19 advisory board of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (September 1st, 2020).
Recent infection status, etc. (as of September 1st, 2020)
Trends in the number of new infections
- Infections by the time of onset appear to have reached a peak at the end of July across the country, and the effective reproduction number in all major cities is recently below 1.
- New infections are showing a slight decrease across the country, possibly owing to active measures in high-risk places such as night clubs and similar entertainment establishments where food and beverages are served, cooperation with a request for self-restraint by prefectural governments, and changes in the behavior of citizens; however, the trend in the number of infections varies between regions.
Cumulative number of infections per 100,000 people for one week (August 25 to 31): 4.13 (5,209↓) nationwide, 9.98 (1,389↓) in Tokyo, 4.05 (306↓) in Aichi, 7.36 (648↓) in Osaka, 8.41 (429↓) in Fukuoka, and 15.97 (232↓) in Okinawa
Rate of cases of unknown infection route (August 22 to 28): 50.8% (0.1%↓ from previous week) nationwide, 59.5% (2.4%↓) in Tokyo
Trends in the number of inpatients (*)
- The number of inpatients is decreasing slightly, though it is at a high level. The ratio of the number of inpatients to the number of available beds (in parenthesis) shows a similar trend; it is increasing in some regions in particular and remains high.
・Number of inpatients (August 26): 5,581↓ (24.5%) nationwide, 1,588↓ (48.1%) in Tokyo, 369↑ (46.6%) in Aichi, 483↓ (38.4%) in Osaka, 272↓ (55.5%) in Fukuoka, and 289 ↓ (62.7%) in Okinawa - The number of patients with severe disease has been increasing from early July; however, it is at a similar level to that during the previous week and has not reached the peak that was seen around April (381 [April 28]).
・Number of patients with severe disease (August 26): 331 (274↓) (11.5% [9.6%]*) nationwide, 83 (43↓) (20.8% [10.5%]*) in Tokyo, 21↑ (30.0%) in Aichi, 72↑ (38.3%) in Osaka, 16↓ (26.7%) in Fukuoka, and 24↓ (49.0%) in Okinawa
Test system
- Although the number of tests fluctuated, the rate of positive test results to the most recent number of tests is 4.0%, which decreased by 0.3% points from the previous week and remains low compared to that under the state of emergency (8.8% from April 6 to 12).
・Number of tests (August 24 to 30): 133,493↓ nationwide, 36,090↓ in Tokyo, 4,707↓ in Aichi, 10,634↓ in Osaka, 8,878↓ in Fukuoka, and 2,632↓ in Okinawa
・Rate of positive test results (August 24 to 30): 4.0% (0.3% points↓ from previous week) nationwide, 3.8% (0.3% points↓) in Tokyo, 6.5% (1.9% points↓) in Aichi, 6.2% (0.9% points) ) in Osaka, 5.1% (0.5% points ↑) in Fukuoka, and 8.8% (1.8% points↑) in Okinawa