１０代以下の感染割合、５週連続増　「医療非常事態が継続」―都会議

　東京都は９日、新型コロナウイルスのモニタリング会議を開いた。都内の新規感染者は減少傾向にあるが、専門家は「依然、医療非常事態が継続している」と強調。感染者のうち、１０代以下の割合が５週連続で拡大していることにも懸念を示した。
　７日間平均の新規感染者は、８日時点で１９８５．７人。ピークだった３週間前の４割程度にまで減少した。ただ、入院患者は４００８人、重症患者は２５２人で小幅な減少にとどまっている。自宅療養や入院先の調整中は約１万６０００人おり、この１週間で９人が自宅療養中に亡くなった。
　１０代以下の新規感染者は７月２７日～８月２日に全体の１２．１％だったが、直近では１９．１％に拡大。保育園や学童クラブ、部活動などでの感染が相次いでいることから、国立国際医療研究センターの大曲貴夫氏は「新学期が始まり、接触機会の増加を契機とする感染拡大が危惧される」と指摘した。
　小池百合子知事は「例年であれば９月は行楽シーズンだが、今は不要不急の外出を控えていただきたい」と改めて要請した。（2021/09/09-16:55）

New cases of novel coronavirus infection among children have been increasing in Tokyo although total new infections in the Japanese capital are on the decline, experts have warned.
   The proportion of people aged under 20 in all COVID-19 cases newly confirmed in Tokyo has risen for the fifth straight week, according to data presented to a Tokyo metropolitan government meeting Thursday to monitor the coronavirus situation. "Tokyo remains in a state of medical emergency," a participating expert said.
   In Tokyo, the seven-day average of new infection cases stood at 1,985.7 as of Wednesday, falling some 60 pct from the peak level three weeks before. The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients totaled 4,008, down from 4,271 from a week before, and that of those with severe symptoms came to 252, down from 286.
   The number of coronavirus patients self-isolating at home or waiting to be hospitalized stood at some 16,000. Nine fatalities among COVID-19 sufferers staying home were reported in the past week.
   The share of people aged 19 or under accounted for 12.1 pct of total new cases in Tokyo in the week to Aug. 2. But the proportion has risen to 19.1 pct, apparently due to an increase in cases where children contracted the virus at nurseries and after-school facilities, and through club activities at school.