THE JAPAN NEWS




 

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The cumulative number of new coronavirus infection cases confirmed in Japan has exceeded 5,000, excluding those who were aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was quarantined off the country earlier this year, it was learned Thursday.

In Tokyo, 181 people were newly found to be infected with the coronavirus on the day, hitting another record daily high.

Also on Thursday, over 90 other new infection cases were reported in prefectures including Yamagata, Fukui and Hyogo.

In the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, an infected woman in her 70s died.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency on Tuesday for Tokyo and six other prefectures in a bid to curb the number of infections.