Original title: the raging heat wave in Japan has killed 57 people and sent more than 18000 people to hospital for treatment
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Recently, according to Japanese media reports, on the 6th local time, the Japanese authorities said that since July 29, high temperature related problems have led to 57 deaths and 18347 people were sent to hospital for treatment. According to the data of the Fire Department of Japan's Ministry of general affairs, the number of patients is the second highest since statistics began in 2008.
The report said that among the patients sent to the hospital, 729 had serious symptoms and needed treatment for more than three weeks, while 6548 were relatively stable and did not need to be hospitalized for too long. In terms of age, the number of patients aged 65 and over accounted for 54.3% of the total.
Geographically, 1857 people come from Tokyo, 1342 from Aichi Prefecture, and 1307 from Saitama Prefecture. It is reported that people in 24 counties in Japan have died due to high temperature, 7 in Hokkaido, and 5 in Ibaraki and Saitama respectively.
Japanese authorities said that high pressure led to hot weather in many parts of Japan. It is recommended that people replenish water frequently and rest in cooler areas.