- ARAB NEWS
- 09 Dec 2024
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TOKYO: Japan reported 39,218 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, down by some 31,000 from a week earlier.
There were 68 fatalities, while severely ill coronavirus patients numbered 238, down by 24 from Friday.
Tokyo’s daily tally of new positive cases stood at 4,855, marking a week-on-week drop of some 3,100 and standing below 10,000 for the 10th consecutive day.
Nine new COVID-19 deaths were reported in the Japanese capital, while the seven-day average of new infections dropped 24.1 pct to 6,323.3.
There were 15 patients with severe symptoms under Tokyo’s criteria, a decrease of one from Friday.
JIJI Press
