The number of coronavirus patients recuperating at home in Japan reached 30,208 this week, the health ministry said Saturday.

The number as of Wednesday was 1.7 times that of the previous week as the country deals with a third wave of coronavirus infections. The figure compares to 14,806 hospitalized patients, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

The number of prefectures where the bed occupancy situation has reached Stage 4, the worst level on the government's four-point scale, is now at 19, up eight from last week.