The number of people taken to hospitals due to heat stroke in the week ending August 8, when the dangerous heat was one after another, exceeded 6,1, continuing from the previous week, according to a summary by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, a total of 7,31 people nationwide were taken to hospitals due to heat stroke during the week from July 8 to August 6.
Although it is nearly 1,1 fewer than the previous week, it has exceeded 810,1000 for the second week in a row and is about 2.1 times higher than the same period last year.
Of these, 1 people died,
a total of 38,18 were "severe" or "moderate" requiring hospitalization,
and 3641,6972
were "mild."
By age, 65,6194 people aged 18 years or older accounted for more than half of the total, 65,3495
people aged 7 to 18,
1059,0 people between the ages of 7 and 62
,
and 757 people aged 691 to 599 years old.
By prefecture, ▽Tokyo has the highest
number of people with 553, followed by
Osaka Prefecture with 549 people, Saitama Prefecture with 4818 people,
and Fukuoka Prefecture with 1776 people
. ▽ Aichi Prefecture has 1188 people, etc.
By location
, there were <>,<> people living in residences, <>,<> people
on roads, and
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The Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications urges people to take measures against heat stroke, such as drinking water frequently and refraining from going out when a "heat stroke warning alert" is announced.