新型コロナ感染「全ての地域で減少継続」　厚労省助言組織

　新型コロナウイルス対策を助言する厚生労働省の専門家組織「アドバイザリーボード」は１４日、全国の新規感染者数について「全ての地域で減少が継続している。（第６波のピークだった）２月とほぼ同じレベルまで下がった」との見解を公表した。病床使用率は低下傾向で、療養者や重症者、死者も減少しているとした。
　専門家組織によると、１３日までの１週間に確認された新規感染者数は前週比で７６％に減少。高齢者の新規感染者も減少傾向が見られた。（2022/09/14-21:22）

New COVID-19 cases are decreasing across Japan, along with fatal cases and severely ill patients, a health ministry advisory board has said.
   "All regions continue to show decreases, reaching levels similar to those seen in February," when the country's coronavirus sixth wave was at its peak, the board told a meeting Wednesday.
   But board chair Takaji Wakita, director-general of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, was cautious, noting the need to watch how the situation may be affected by two three-day weekends later this month.
   "It's important to avoid behavior with high infection risks during trips," he said.
   Participants in the meeting also examined the results of the institute's analysis of 29 coronavirus carriers aged under 20 who died between January and August.