As of April 20, 2020, the highest number of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) with the coronavirus disease(COVID-19) was recorded in Tokyo Prefecture, in which 375 cases were confirmed across eight hospitals. The northernmost prefecture Hokkaido had the second highest number of hospital-acquired infections with 95 cases in seven hospitals.
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Number of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 20, 2020, by prefecture
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Japanese Nursing Association. (April 22, 2020). Number of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 20, 2020, by prefecture [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114008/japan-number-hospital-acquired-infection-coronavirus-by-prefecture/
Japanese Nursing Association. "Number of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 20, 2020, by prefecture." Chart. April 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114008/japan-number-hospital-acquired-infection-coronavirus-by-prefecture/
Japanese Nursing Association. (2020). Number of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 20, 2020, by prefecture. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114008/japan-number-hospital-acquired-infection-coronavirus-by-prefecture/
Japanese Nursing Association. "Number of Hospital-acquired Infections (Hai) of Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) in Japan as of April 20, 2020, by Prefecture." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114008/japan-number-hospital-acquired-infection-coronavirus-by-prefecture/
Japanese Nursing Association, Number of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 20, 2020, by prefecture Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114008/japan-number-hospital-acquired-infection-coronavirus-by-prefecture/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
Number of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 20, 2020, by prefecture [Graph], Japanese Nursing Association, April 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114008/japan-number-hospital-acquired-infection-coronavirus-by-prefecture/
