
TOKYO: Japan confirmed 202 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Saturday.
The number of severely ill coronavirus patients stood at 83, down by four from Friday. One death among COVID-19 patients was confirmed.
In Tokyo alone, the number of new infection cases stood at 24, down by five from a week before.
There were 10 severely ill patients under the Tokyo metropolitan government’s criteria, up by two from Friday. No deaths were confirmed in Tokyo.
The latest seven-day average of new infection cases in the Japanese capital came to 24.4, up 20.2 pct from a week earlier.
In Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, 30 new infection cases were reported on Saturday.
JIJI Press