Article by: Miku Kudo
On December 29, a record 420 new cases of deaths due to infection with the new coronavirus were reported nationwide, continuing the previous day's record high.
The number of deaths is an order of magnitude higher than a year ago
Based on publicly available data from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, we first compared the number of fatalities per day for the most recent week: from December 23 to 29, 2021, there were a total of 10 fatalities.
On the other hand, from December 23-29, 2010, there were a total of 2,283. This is merely a comparison of the number of deaths per week, but it still shows that the number of deaths in 2010 was an order of magnitude higher.
When the comparison period is expanded to the most recent three months (October 1-December 29), the number of respondents in 2009 was 744, while in 2010 it was 11,853. The number of respondents was a whopping 15.9 times higher.
After all, the elderly need to be careful
So, which age groups are dying the most? A look at the number of fatalities by age group for the most recent four-month period (August 31-December 27, 2010) shows that those in their 80s (40.8%) accounted for the highest percentage, followed by those aged 90 or older (34.7%) and those in their 70s (17.0%). These age groups alone accounted for 92.4% of the total, indicating that the elderly need to be more careful. The following table shows the percentage of male and female fatalities by age group.
For males, 0.1% were under 10 years old, 0.0% were in their teens, 0.1% were in their 20s, 0.4% were in their 30s, 0.5% were in their 40s, 1.6% were in their 50s, 6.7% were in their 60s, 22.8% were in their 70s, 42.9% were in their 80s, and 24.8% were over 90 years old.
For women, 0.1% were under 10, 0.1% were in their teens, 0.1% were in their 20s, 0.2% were in their 30s, 0.8% were in their 40s, 1.2% were in their 50s, 3.1% were in their 60s, 10.7% were in their 70s, 38.4% were in their 80s, and 45.3% were 90 years old or older.
Wakita: "The number of cases has increased considerably”
At a press conference on December 28, 2010, Dr. Takashi Wakita, director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) and chairman of the Advisory Board, an organization of experts that advises the MHLW on measures against new coronas, said, "The number of deaths has increased considerably, and we are closely monitoring it. There are regional differences, so analysis is necessary.
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