- ARAB NEWS
- 18 Apr 2024
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TOKYO: Japan reported 16,813 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, taking its total tally since the novel coronavirus outbreak to over nine million.
Twenty-three new deaths were reported for the day, while the number of severely ill patients fell by two from Wednesday to 77.
New infections in Tokyo numbered 1,876, marking a drop of 459 from a week before and the 27th consecutive day of week-on-week decline.
Four new deaths linked to COVID-19 were confirmed in the Japanese capital.
The seven-day average of new infections slipped 21.7 pct from a week earlier to 1,770 in Tokyo. The number of severely ill patients under the capital’s criteria slid by one from Wednesday to two.
Elsewhere in Japan, 1,419 new infections were logged in the western prefecture of Osaka. The southernmost prefecture of Okinawa had 1,353 new cases, and the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido 992 cases.
JIJI Press
