
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 472 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Friday, with the count dropping by 142 from a week before.
The seven-day average of new cases in the Japanese capital came to 455 as of the day, down 21.6 percent from the week-before level.
The number of severely ill coronavirus patients under the metropolitan government’s criteria stood at 62.
Across Japan, the number of COVID-19 patients in serious condition stood at 1,198 as of Friday, down by 29 from the previous day, according to the health ministry.
JIJI Press