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On the 26th, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that there were 481 new cases of new coronavirus infection and 60 seriously ill. The number of seriously ill people has been updated to the highest number since the emergency declaration was lifted for three consecutive days. On the same day, a follow-up meeting in Tokyo, analyzing the status of the infection, expressed concern that “the number of seriously ill people will increase in the future and it will be extremely difficult to balance it with the normal medical system.” (Sadatoshi Ogura, Hiroshi Matsuo)
Maintain the most serious level of alert to infection.
At the meeting, the average number of new positives for 7 days from the 25th was reported to be 399.6, a sharp increase from 325.7 last week, the highest ever. Infection status alertness remained the most serious “spreading infection”.
Although the number of hospitalized patients has increased by about 200 from a week ago to the level of 1,500, the health care delivery system has remained unchanged as the second most serious “system to be strengthened” because it has secured a certain number. of beds.
However, the number of seriously ill people is said to increase later than the increase in the number of new positive people, and the meeting noted that “strict caution is required due to the impact on the medical system.” Based on the fact that about 1% of new positives have become severe in the past, “it is necessary to secure beds for the seriously ill.” There are currently 150 critically ill beds in Tokyo and the city is preparing to increase the number of beds to 300.
Masataka Inoguchi, vice president of the Tokyo Medical Association, said: “In winter, the number of hospitalized patients, such as strokes and myocardial infarctions, will increase, so it will be difficult to secure a bed for crown patients.”
Corona’s dedicated medical center opened on December 16
In addition, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that it will open a new corona-only medical center, which is scheduled to have 100 beds in the former Fuchu Metropolitan Rehabilitation Center (Fuchu City), on December 16, and will begin operating with 32 beds at the moment. Mainly for patients with moderate illness who do not speak Japanese or English and who need nursing care.
