Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 Japan 2022

As of March 16, 2022, there was a total of approximately 5.9 million confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan, with around 529 thousand people needing inpatient treatment. Development of cases in JapanGenerally, the increase of new COVID-19 cases recorded from January to March 2020 in Japan followed a slower trajectory as compared to, for example, China, Europe, or the United States of America. The first reported case of COVID-19 in Japan was confirmed on January 16, 2020, when a man that had returned from Wuhan city, China, was tested positive. The first transmission within Japan was recorded on January 28. The number of new cases then increased tenfold in February. April saw a further acceleration of the infection rate. Consequently, the Japanese government declared a nationwide state of emergency that month. The government announced a state of emergency for the second time in January 2021, the third time in April 2021, and the forth time in the July 2021. Vaccine rolloutThe Japanese government started the distribution of COVID-19 vaccination in February 2021, mainly for medical professionals. The administration of vaccination for general citizens commenced in April for senior citizens. The vaccine rate of the population was just over 74.7 percent for second doses as of March 2022. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated facts and figure page.

截至2022年3月16日，日本累计确诊新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）病例约590万例，其中约52.9万人需接受住院治疗。就日本而言，2020年1月至3月期间记录的新冠肺炎病例增长轨迹通常较中国、欧洲或美国等国家更为平缓。日本首例COVID-19病例于2020年1月16日确诊，患者为一名从中国武汉市返回的男子，经检测呈阳性。日本本土的首例传播事件发生在1月28日。2月份，新增病例数量增至十倍。4月份，感染率进一步加快。因此，日本政府于当月宣布全国进入紧急状态。2021年1月，政府第二次宣布进入紧急状态，4月第三次宣布，7月第四次宣布。

疫苗接种
日本政府于2021年2月开始分发COVID-19疫苗，主要针对医疗专业人员。对一般公民的疫苗接种于4月开始，针对老年人。截至2022年3月，第二剂疫苗接种率已超过74.7%。如需进一步了解新型冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行相关信息，请访问我们的专门事实和数据页面。