- ARAB NEWS
- 01 May 2025
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TOKYO: The Tokyo metropolitan government said Thursday that it newly confirmed 5,042 new COVID-19 cases, marking another single-day record high.
The Japanese capital’s daily infection tally increased by 1,177 from a week earlier to exceed 5,000 for the first time.
The daily tally averaged 3,646.9 for the week through Thursday, up 64 pct from the preceding week.
On the day, new infections were found in all age groups from people under 10 to those aged 100 or over.
Of the daily total, people in their 20s accounted for 1,600, followed by 1,120 in their 30s, 811 in their 40s and 552 in their 50s. Those aged 65 or older came to 180.
The number of severe COVID-19 cases under the metropolitan government’s criteria rose by 20 from the previous day to 135.
JIJI Press
