熱中症搬送１万２８０４人　今年最多、前週の１．９倍―総務省消防庁

　総務省消防庁は１８日、熱中症により１０～１６日の１週間に救急搬送された人が全国で１万２８０４人（速報値）に上ったと発表した。６６６４人だった前週の１．９倍で、今年最多となった。このうち死者は３０人。３５度以上の猛暑日となる地点が相次ぎ、全国的に猛烈な暑さが続いたためとみられる。
　搬送者のうち、６５歳以上の高齢者が６１．８％を占めた。３週間以上の入院が必要な重症は５１０人。都道府県別では東京の１５７４人が最も多く、埼玉９９７人、神奈川９２０人と続いた。
　消防庁は、小まめな水分補給などを呼び掛けている。また、今年は新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受け、マスクを適宜外すことも心掛けるよう促している。（2020/08/18-18:12）

A total of 12,804 people were taken to hospital by ambulance due to symptoms of heatstroke in Japan Aug. 10 through Sunday, the highest weekly level this year, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday.
   The figure nearly doubled from the previous week's 6,664, apparently as extreme heat continued hitting across the country, with many places seeing temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius or higher.
   Of the total, 30 people died, the agency said. Those aged 65 or older accounted for 61.8 pct of the people taken to hospital due to suspected heatstroke.
   The agency said that 510 people were in serious condition requiring at least three weeks of hospitalization.
   By prefecture, Tokyo had the largest number of suspected heatstroke sufferers taken to hospital, with 1,574, followed by Saitama, with 997, and Kanagawa, with 920.