Nippon News Network (NNN)
“No one close to me was infected. Female (55). "When I got infected, I realized that it was a disease that made me feel like I was going to die." Infected day. Although he had symptoms such as fever and joint pain, he was treated at home for a while by the judgment of the public health center. I was hospitalized on the 8th, a week after the infection was confirmed. Contact the public health center because the oxygen saturation in the blood has dropped to 91%. It means that he was diagnosed with moderate illness at the hospital. "When I couldn't be hospitalized right away, I was prepared for death, thinking, 'I might die like this.' I may not have been able to do what I'm talking about yet." The reason why I can't be hospitalized right away is the spread of infection that is happening nationwide. On the 10th, there were 2,612 new infections in Tokyo. The number of severely ill patients was 176, the highest number ever, although it was lower than a week ago (3rd) and yesterday (9th). In addition, 3364 people were confirmed to be infected with the highly contagious Delta strain, the highest number ever. The number of new infections nationwide exceeded 10,000 for eight consecutive days. In addition, as of the 9th, there were 1,230 seriously ill people nationwide, an increase of 40 from the 8th. ◇International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, which deals with patients with moderate illness in Chiba Prefecture. A patient whose symptoms worsened during medical treatment at the hotel was brought in, but it became severe and required management with a ventilator, so it was said that he was transferred to another hospital in about 5 days. Deputy Director Kenji Tsushima sounds the alarm. "I refused yesterday. Five cases came in the middle of the night, but we can't take them. You need to be prepared. If you come to us, you can do something about it, but before you come to us, you can't do anything. , I think it's dangerous if I don't think about my own life a little more."
