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Japan’s weekly coronavirus cases down for seventh week in a row

Japan's second state of emergency set up to curb the coronavirus in Japan has been lifted in six urban areas this weekend and remain in the Tokyo area for another week until March 7. (File photo/AP)
Japan's second state of emergency set up to curb the coronavirus in Japan has been lifted in six urban areas this weekend and remain in the Tokyo area for another week until March 7. (File photo/AP)
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01 Mar 2021 02:03:45 GMT9
01 Mar 2021 02:03:45 GMT9

The weekly number of newly confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Japan has dropped for the seventh consecutive week. 

As of 10 a.m. Monday (1 a.m. GMT), the cumulative number of infection cases, including among cruise ship passengers and crew members, came to 433,447, up by 7,086 from a week before.

By prefecture, Tokyo had the highest cumulative number, at 111,676, up by 1,942, followed by Osaka in western Japan, at 47,123, up by 506, and Kanagawa, south of Tokyo, at 44,899, up by 814.

The cumulative death toll linked to the virus stood at 7,910 across the country, up by 404.

JIJI press

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