A total of 299 new cases of novel coronavirus infection were confirmed in Tokyo on Sunday, the metropolitan government said the same day.

The daily count fell by 266 from a week before. It was the first time since March 21 that the figure for a Sunday has slipped below 300.

Eleven new deaths were reported among COVID-19 patients in the Japanese capital.

According to the metropolitan government, the daily tally of new infection cases averaged 362.7 in the week through Sunday, down 55.5 pct from the preceding week.

The number of seriously ill COVID-19 patients, recognized under the metropolitan government’s criteria, dropped by two from Saturday to 129.

Across Japan, the number of new infection cases totaled 2,134, standing below 3,000 for the third consecutive day. No new case was reported in Akita, Tottori and Kochi prefectures.

There were 21 new deaths related to the coronavirus. The nationwide number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms decreased by 52 to 1,133, according to the health ministry.

JIJI Press