At least 15,058 people were on waiting lists for a hospital or designated accommodation after testing positive for the novel coronavirus earlier this month in the 11 prefectures covered by a state of emergency, a Kyodo News survey has found, as public health centers have been swamped with a surge in cases.
A growing number of patients on waiting lists have died at home.
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