コロナ感染、高齢者の割合大幅増　「対策緩めず徹底を」―都専門家会議

　東京都は２８日、新型コロナウイルスの感染状況などを分析するモニタリング会議を開いた。新規感染者数は減少したが、１日約１０００人と高水準で推移している上、重症化リスクの高い高齢者の割合が大幅に拡大。出席した専門家は「対策を緩めることなく徹底し、感染者数をさらに減少させなければならない」と指摘した。
　医療提供体制の逼迫（ひっぱく）が続く中、確保病床数は４０００床から４７００床への拡充が報告された。うち都立・公社病院が約１５００床を担い、２月１日には計１７００床を見込む。
　１日当たりの新規感染者数（７日間平均）は、２０日時点の１４７１．４人から２７日時点は１０１５．１人に減少。ただ、６５歳以上の高齢者の割合は、１９～２５日が計１６６３人で全体の２１．８％を占め、１２～１８日の１５．８％から大幅に拡大した。
　複数の病院や高齢者施設での感染が急増しているという。都医師会の猪口正孝副会長は会議で、「高齢者の割合が上昇する中、重症者のための医療体制の危機的状況が継続している」と述べ、今後も医療の逼迫が続く恐れを訴えた。（2021/01/28-19:10）

The proportion of elderly people infected with the novel coronavirus has been rising sharply in Tokyo although the daily number of infection cases is apparently on a downtrend in the Japanese capital, an expert panel set up by the metropolitan government said Thursday.
   "We must keep thorough measures against the virus in place without lowering the guard in order to further reduce the number of infection cases," an expert said at a meeting of the panel on the day.
   While the medical care system remains under strain, the number of hospital beds available for coronavirus patients has increased to 4,700 from 4,000, according to a report submitted to the meeting. Of the total, about 1,500 beds have been secured by hospitals run by the Tokyo government and other public medical institutions, with the number seen rising to some 1,700 on Monday, the report said.
   The seven-day average of newly confirmed infection cases in Tokyo stood at 1,015.1 as of Wednesday, down from 1,471.4 a week before.
   Meanwhile, the total number of people aged 65 or over who were confirmed infected with the virus in the seven days to Monday came to 1,663, accounting for 21.8 pct of all infection cases found in the week, with the proportion rising from the preceding week's 15.8 pct.