Okayama University Analyzes COVID-19 Infection Situation and Medical Care Provision System in Okayama Prefecture (As of March 9, 2026)

The analysis is based on data from the Okayama Prefecture website, including patient reports and medical care provision data. Experts from Okayama Prefecture provide comments on the data, which is updated once a week. The university also refers to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's 'Latest Monitoring Items Analysis and Summary Comments' to provide an easy-to-understand representation of the situation in the prefecture. As the COVID-19 pandemic has been declared over by the WHO and normal life has resumed in Japan, the university continues to provide information to help people understand the infection situation and medical care provision system in Okayama Prefecture. The number of COVID-19 cases per medical institution has decreased slightly to 0.68, but cases are still occurring sporadically in some areas. Seasonal influenza is also prevalent in the prefecture, with a slight decrease from the previous week (25.04 cases per medical institution), and Influenza B is the most common type.