Since 1975
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • Home
  • Japan
  • Japan coronavirus death toll rises to 96

Japan coronavirus death toll rises to 96

Mask-clad commuters make their way to work during morning rush hour at the Shinagawa train station in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2020. (AFP)
Mask-clad commuters make their way to work during morning rush hour at the Shinagawa train station in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2020. (AFP)
Short Url:
05 Apr 2020 11:04:05 GMT9
05 Apr 2020 11:04:05 GMT9

TOKYO: An elderly woman infected with the novel coronavirus in the central Japan city of Fukui was confirmed to have died on Sunday.

She was in her 80s. The total death toll related to the virus in Japan rose to 96, including people who were on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, quarantined in Japan over the virus earlier this year.

On Sunday, seven people in Fukui Prefecture and two in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, were newly confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus.

JIJI Press

Most Popular
Recommended

return to top