TOKYO, Jan 16 (NNN-NHK) – Japan reported 25,742 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, surpassing the 25,000-mark for the first time since Aug 26, 2021, according to a tally, based on data from local governments across the country.
The highest daily figure in Japan appeared on Aug 20 last year, with 25,992, about two weeks after the Tokyo Olympics ended, amid the country’s worst period in the fifth wave of infections.
In the last two weeks, the daily count has surged by 50-fold.
Some prefectures logged all-time high numbers of daily cases yesterday, with Osaka and Okinawa reporting 3,692 and 1,829 cases, respectively. Hiroshima registered over 1,000 cases for the first time yesterday.
Tokyo confirmed 4,561 new cases, topping 4,000 for the second consecutive day, while what appeared to be the first Omicron death was reported in the country.
Yesterday Japan marked the second anniversary since its first COVID-19 case was confirmed.
So far, the accumulative number of confirmed cases in the country has amounted to more than 1.8 million, while the death toll is over 18,000.– NNN-NHK
