JAPAN TIMES


 

The daily number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in Japan came to 53,753 on Wednesday, up by over 12,000 from a week before.

The count rose week-on-week for the fifth consecutive day.

Among infected people across the country, 96 new fatalities were reported on the day, while the number of very ill coronavirus patients fell by 18 from Tuesday to 655.

Tokyo confirmed 9,520 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, up by more than 3,000 from a week earlier, along with 11 deaths. The daily count marked the fourth straight day of week-on-week increase.

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 7,622.6, up from 6,292.9 a week before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said.

The number of coronavirus patients with severe symptoms under the metropolitan government's criteria fell by one from Tuesday to 32. New COVID-19 fatalities totaled 11 in Tokyo.

Elsewhere, Osaka Prefecture saw 4,517 cases and 23 deaths, Aichi Prefecture posted 3,277 cases and four deaths, Chiba Prefecture reported 3,017 cases and four deaths, Hyogo Prefecture marked 2,156 cases and three deaths, Hokkaido saw 1,979 cases and fourth deaths and Okinawa Prefecture confirmed 1,058 cases and one death.

On Tuesday, a total of 81 deaths and 44,466 cases were confirmed nationwide, more than doubling from around 20,200 a week before.