Screenshot showing graph of transition of COVID-19 patient numbers per medical facilities (nationwide for Japan, data current as of September 5, 2025) from Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare weekly report with vertical axis showing number of patients per medical facility for the week shown on the horizontal axis. August 25 to August 31, 2025, showed a slight decrease to 8.37 case per medical facility. First decrease after 10th week of increases. From April 7, 2025, with the start of Acute Respiratory Illnesses (ARI) monitoring, the number of COVID-19 monitoring stations has changed and the Ministry urges care to be taken when interpreting the data.
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