
TOKYO: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 868 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Friday, making it the first time the daily figure has fell below 1,000 in two days.
Of the new cases, 172 were confirmed among people in their 20s, 140 among those in their 30s, 119 among those in their 50s and 112 among those in their 40s, while 225 cases involved those aged 65 or older.
Under the metropolitan government’s standards, the number of severely ill patients with the coronavirus in the Japanese capital decreased by three from the previous day to 147.
JIJI Press