14% of COVID-19 infections in Tokyo are medical workers

As of April 21, a total of 454 medical workers have contracted with COVID-19, making up 14 percent of the total cases in Tokyo, NHK reported on Friday.

The report also noted that nearly 10 percent of COVID-19 patients in the whole country are possibly infected with the novel coronavirus inside hospitals and other medical institutions.

An earlier report said that Tokyo's Eiju General Hospital had confirmed 201 cases of COVID-19 infections from March 20 to April 17, among whom 73 are medical workers, and 128 patients in the hospital.

A total of 463 patients and 1,019 medical workers in Eiju General Hospital have undergone tests for coronavirus.

NHK citing the Japanese medical experts warned that further increase of the COVID-19 cases could trigger a collapse of Japan's healthcare system.