Overview
- Tokyo confirmed that 12 of 31 health-center areas exceeded the warning rate of 30 patients per sentinel, covering 46.18% of the population and marking an earlier warning than last season by six weeks.
- Children aged 10 and under account for about 80% of Tokyo’s reported cases, with 1,616 group-outbreak reports and 1,125 temporary school closures from September 1 to November 9.
- Osaka reported 19.74 influenza patients per sentinel for November 3–9, about 1.5 times the prior week and above the advisory threshold of 10.
- Fukuoka issued its first seasonal influenza advisory after 1,562 cases were reported for November 3–9, equating to 12.80 per sentinel, with some areas such as Fukuoka and Kitakyushu already above 15.
- Hokkaido’s Kushiro and Rumoi health centers issued their first advisories at 15.56 and 10.00 per sentinel respectively, as local authorities across regions urge early vaccination, hand hygiene, and mask use around vulnerable people; Fukuoka also noted ongoing fifth disease warnings and stable reported COVID-19 counts.