TOKYO, July 2 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo metropolitan government yesterday confirmed 67 new COVID-19 infections, marking the sixth straight day new daily cases in the Japanese capital have topped 50, and the highest number since the state of emergency was lifted in late May.
The number is an uptick from 54 cases confirmed a day earlier.
Of the 67 new cases, 49 in their twenties or thirties have been infected, or about 73 percent of the total, Tokyo metropolitan government said.
Downtown nighttime entertainment spots in Tokyo have seen clusters of cases emerge, with the Tokyo metropolitan government confirming 27 new COVID-19 cases connected to such entertainment districts yesterday.
Of yesterday’s new infections, the metropolitan government said, the infection route is unknown in 20 of the new cases.
As of the latest figures last night, the cumulative total infections now stands at 6,292, accounting for roughly one-third of all cases nationwide.
Tokyo Gov., Yuriko Koike, said, the infections and the capital’s medical preparedness, will from now on be evaluated more comprehensively by the metropolitan government’s “monitoring council.”
This will be based on seven criteria, including the number of new patients, hospitalised people and those in serious condition, she said.
The total number of infections, not including those related to a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama, now totals 18,896 across Japan, with 127 new infections confirmed nationwide on Wednesday, officials said.
The death toll from the virus now stands at a total of 989 people, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities Wednesday evening.– NNN-NHK
