TOKYO: Japan confirmed 66,745 new coronavirus infection cases Tuesday.

The figure fell by around 9,200 from a week earlier possibly because people who took COVID-19 tests decreased as Japan had a three-day weekend through Monday.

The number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms rose by 11 from the previous day to 155, while 28 new deaths were reported.

In Tokyo, 11,018 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, down by 493 from a week before. Still, the daily count stood above 10,000 for the eighth straight day.
The seven-day average of new cases rose 80.6 pct week on week to 16,146, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government.

The number of severely ill patients under the metropolitan government’s criteria grew by four from Monday to 19. No new fatality was confirmed.

Elsewhere in Japan, the central prefecture of Fukui reported a record 591 new infection cases.

JIJI Press