TOKYO, Dec 29 (NNN-NHK) – Japan yesterday posted a record 415 COVID-19-related deaths, as the country faced the eighth wave of infections, during the holiday season.
The number, exceeding 400 for the second successive day, marked the highest daily figure since the pandemic began in Japan, according to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Among prefectures, Hokkaido yesterday reported the highest number of new COVID-19 deaths, with 31, followed by Kanagawa with 28, and Tokyo with 23.
Japan confirmed 215,964 new COVID-19 cases on the day, up by some 9,500 from a week ago.
The government, at a panel meeting, to discuss measures against the spread of both COVID-19 and influenza, called on those with mild COVID-19 symptoms, to recover at home ahead of the New Year’s period, amid a rise in hospital bed occupancy rates.– NNN-NHK
