- ARAB NEWS
- 26 Apr 2024
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TOKYO: Japan confirmed 39,659 new coronavirus cases Sunday, down 11,285 from a week before.
The daily tally stood below 40,000 for the first time since Monday. There were 66 COVID-19 fatalities, while the number of severely ill coronavirus patients fell 28 from Saturday to 955.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 6,502 new coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital, down 1,629 from a week before.
There were eight new fatal cases. The seven-day average of new infections stood at 7,589.3, down 12.9 pct from a week before.
The number of severely ill patients under the metropolitan government’s criteria stood at 46, up by one from Saturday.
Osaka Prefecture logged 2,908 new infections, down 1,989 from a week before.
JIJI Press
