感 染 者 数(かんせんしゃすう)

かんせんしゃすう

noun

number of infected people; case count

1. number of infected people; number of cases

How many people have been confirmed to have caught a particular infectious disease, usually reported for a given day or region.

感染者数(かんせんしゃすう)が減(へ)ってきた。

The number of infected people has been falling.

昨日(きのう)の感染者数(かんせんしゃすう)は百人(ひゃくにん)を超(こ)えた。

Yesterday's case count exceeded one hundred people.

検査(けんさ)の数(かず)が限(かぎ)られているため、発表(はっぴょう)された感染者数(かんせんしゃすう)は実際(じっさい)より少(すく)ないとみられる。

Because the number of tests is limited, the announced case count is thought to be lower than the real figure.

感染者(かんせんしゃ) (infected person) + 数(すう) (number, count). Became everyday news vocabulary during the coronavirus pandemic and is now the standard way of reporting case figures.

Common collocations

感染者数(かんせんしゃすう)が増(ふ)える: for the number of cases to rise
新規(しんき)感染者数(かんせんしゃすう): the number of new cases
感染者数(かんせんしゃすう)を発表(はっぴょう)する: to announce the case count

Similar words

感染率(かんせんりつ): infection rate — a proportion rather than a headcount
死者数(ししゃすう): death toll — the same 数(すう) pattern applied to deaths

Related Words

Compare: 感染率(かんせんりつ) (infection rate)

Compare: 死者数 (death toll)

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Added 2026.7.27 12:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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