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Japan, which up until a little over a week ago had been posting relatively small daily numbers, has seen their cases count more than double over the past 9 days. With today's additional cases, their total is now 675 domestic cases (excludes Diamond Princess cases).
Over the same time period 12 patients have died, bringing Japan's total to 19 fatalities (an apparent CFR of 2.8% including asymptomatic positives).Deaths are a lagging indicator in any epidemic, as hospitalized patients may succumb days or even weeks after admission.
Some excerpts from today's report follows:
About outbreak of patients related to new type coronavirus (554-602 cases)
Today (March 12), infections related to the new coronavirus from Hyogo, Chiba, Hokkaido, Tokyo, Mie, Saitama, Osaka, Kyoto, Aichi, Niigata, and Shizuoka prefectures Forty-nine patients, six asymptomatic pathogen carriers, and four deaths were reported as follows:
With this announcement, there will be 674 domestic infections (602 patients, 72 asymptomatic pathogen carriers). In addition, one patient has been confirmed in airport quarantine to date, bringing the total to 675. In addition, there are 19 domestic deaths.
We will carry out proactive epidemiological investigations on this matter, including the identification of close contacts.
(Others) We will continue to provide prompt and accurate information, so please cooperate in providing accurate information to the public. In addition, please refrain from interviewing on site from the viewpoint of protecting the privacy of patients.
Overview
(1) Patients, asymptomatic pathogen carriers:
- Himeji city: 1 patient, asymptomatic pathogen carriers 3 cases
- Chiba prefecture: 2 patients
- Otaru city: 1 patient
- Sapporo city: 9 patients
- Tokyo: 2 patients
- Mie Prefecture: 2 patients, asymptomatic pathogen carrier 3 cases
- Hyogo Prefecture: 4 patients
- Saitama City: 2 patients
- Osaka Prefecture: 9 patients
- Kyoto Prefecture: 1 patient
- Kyoto City: 1 patient
- Aichi Prefecture: 2 patients
- Nagoya City: 5 patients
- Saitama Prefecture: 4 patients
- Niigata City: 3 patients
- Shizuoka City: 1 patient
(2) Fatalities:
Information from each local government
- Hokkaido: 1 fatal
- Aichi Prefecture: 3 fatalities
* If the contents of the documents released by the local government do not conform to the ministry's standard, they will be published in accordance with the ministry's standard.
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- Otaru,
- Sapporo,
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- Osaka Prefecture
- Kyoto Prefecture
- Kyoto City
- Aichi Prefecture
- Nagoya City
- Saitama Prefecture
- Niigata City
- Shizuoka City
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