498 deaths set a new high! Japan surged 231,000 cases in a single day, and the intensive care beds were full-International

2023-01-05T15:49:37.646Z

Japan added 231,022 confirmed cases of Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) today (5), and the number of severe patients increased by 615 from yesterday. Another nearly 500 people died of illness, a new high in the death toll. According to comprehensive foreign media reports, data from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan shows that in the first three days of this year, the number of new confirmed cases in Japan remained at 70,000 to 90,000. Surprisingly, the number of critically ill patients has increased from 35 yesterday to 650.

Japan added 231,022 confirmed cases on the 5th, a surge of 615 critically ill patients than yesterday, and a record high of 498 deaths.

(Bloomberg)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] 231,022 new cases of Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) were confirmed in Japan today (5th), and there were 615 more severe patients than yesterday.

Another nearly 500 people died of illness, a new high in the death toll.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, data from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan shows that in the first three days of this year, the number of new confirmed cases in Japan remained at 70,000 to 90,000. Surprisingly, the number of critically ill patients has increased from 35 yesterday to 650.

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As for the death toll, 498 people died of illness today, which is also the highest number of deaths in a single day after 438 people on December 27, 2018.

The number of confirmed cases in many parts of Japan has reached a record high, including Gunma, Gifu, Okayama, Kagawa, Ehime, Shimane, Yamaguchi, Saga, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, etc. 12 counties.

The staff of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare speculated that the epidemic will worsen in a short period of time due to the flow of people driven by the "homecoming wave" and "tourism wave" during the New Year.

In addition, the number of critically ill patients across the country continues to rise.

The Japan Medical University pointed out that since the end of December last year, the beds for critically ill patients have been almost full, making it difficult to accept new patients.

The hospital is quite worried that this will affect other emergency medical care besides Wuhan pneumonia.

The hospital also revealed that "nosocomial infections" occurred one after another in nearby hospitals. Even if the condition of critically ill patients improved slightly, there was no place to continue to observe them until they fully recovered.

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498 deaths set a new high! Japan surged 231,000 cases in a single day, and the intensive care beds were full-International