The seventh wave of Japan's new crown epidemic: Multi -organ failure is the main cause of death

"Reference News" on the 30th published in Japan's "Sankei Shimbun" reported "Japan Epidemic:" Multi -Organic False "The main cause of death. The report is as follows:

The number of new deaths caused by the seventh wave of the new crown epidemic in Japan has exceeded 200 consecutive days in a row. On the 23rd, 343 cases have reached a record high. In August, the death case in August also exceeded 5,000 for the first time.

There are many reasons for death cases. There are many elderly patients who die in "multi -organ failure".

Gang Xiuzhao, a professor at the Comprehensive Medical Center of Saitama Medical University, introduced that there were not many cases of viral pneumonia deteriorating while the seventh wave of epidemic spread. The danger facing the elderly is the fever and sore throat caused by infection and sore throat. Many cases are due to the deterioration of the dysentery, the heart and the kidneys, and the loss of physical strength until they die.

Data from the Ministry of Life, Labor, and Ministry of Welfare show that 95%of death cases have exceeded 60 years since early July. In addition, the number of severe patients has gradually increased on the basis of more than 30 people daily in late June, and it has increased by more than 600 as of August 10. However, during the sixth wave of epidemic in late February, 1,500 patients with severe illnesses were reached.

As for the reasons why patients with severe illnesses in this round of epidemic, the leader group of expert groups who provided suggestions for the Ministry of Life, Labor, Labor, said, said on the 24th: "The increase in the proportion of vaccination for the elderly may play a role."

As of mid -June before the seventh wave of the epidemic, the proportion of the third dose of vaccination had reached 90 %. Thin Tian believes that "for the elderly with weak constitution, the physical condition suffered severe damage to the body and eventually caused death."

(Source: Xinhua News Agency)

Edit: Han Luying

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