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Fumiko Hayashi, mayor of Yokohama (left), inspects the venue for local residents for receiving the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at a mass vaccination center in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Sunday, June 6, 2021. (AP)
Fumiko Hayashi, mayor of Yokohama (left), inspects the venue for local residents for receiving the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at a mass vaccination center in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Sunday, June 6, 2021. (AP)
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06 Jun 2021 10:06:25 GMT9
06 Jun 2021 10:06:25 GMT9

TOKYO: Japan confirmed 2,022 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the fourth straight day below 3,000 and 855 fewer than a week before.

The country reports 50 new COVID-19 deaths. There were 1,131 severely ill patients, a decrease of 26 from Saturday.

Tokyo confirmed 351 new cases, 97 fewer than a week before. Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, had 145 new cases, a decline of 52. Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, saw an increase of 16 in new cases to 249.

Tokyo’s seven-day average of new cases fall 23.7 pct from a week before to 426.4. The capital had 60 severely ill patients, a decrease of two from Saturday.

JIJI Press

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