There are more than 180,000 new crown cases in Japan in a single day in Japan

Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, July 21 (Reporter Huayi) On the 21st, Japan added more than 180,000 new crowns, reaching 18,6246 cases, reaching a new high since the outbreak of the epidemic for two consecutive days. It is difficult to send medical treatment in time in many places.

According to statistics from the Japanese Broadcasting Association, Japan ’s accumulated reports of 10816,840 cases. There were 48 new deaths on the day, and 31,763 deaths were accumulated.

The Expert Group of the Ministry of Labor and Labor, Japan, said on the 21st that the number of new infections in the recent week was 1.72 times that of the previous week, and the number of new confirmed cases daily will be innovative in the future. The Institute of National Infection of Japan estimates on the 21st that the BA.5 subtype infection of the Omircon strain this week has accounted for 96%of Japan's confirmed cases.

On the 21st, Tokyo Metropolitania added more than 30,000 cases for the first time to 31,878 cases. The Tokyo Metropolitan government raised medical alert levels to the highest level. The positive test rate of Tokyo reached 42.9%on the 20th, a new high.

The use rate of beds in Kanagawa Prefecture, Shima Prefecture and other places in Japan has been close or more than 50%, and the use rate of beds in Okinawa County has exceeded 75%. Medical resources in some areas are becoming increasingly tense. Some infected people need to be sent to the hospital for first aid but have nowhere to be delivered after 5 hours.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Labor, Labor, and the Ministry of Welfare, as of the 20th, about 800,000 infected people in Japan were hospitalized or home isolation, which was far higher than about 160,000 on July 1.

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