TOKYO, July 7 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 102 new daily COVID-19 cases in the capital on Monday, marking the fifth successive day, infections have topped 100 in Tokyo, amid a prolonged resurgence of cases.
Of the 102 new cases, the trend of younger people being infected continued, the metropolitan government said, with 72 new infections being of those aged in the twenties and thirties, or about 70 percent.
Of the newly confirmed cases, in the city of 14 million, 42 have no known infection route, with 35 of the cases connected to nighttime entertainment establishments, in downtown districts in Tokyo.
As clusters of infections continue in such districts, the Tokyo metropolitan government said, 31 of the new cases were connected to such a nightspot in a part of the city’s Shinjuku district.
The Tokyo metropolitan government urged people to pay serious attention to such virus-hit downtown areas and preventative measures, or lack thereof, against the spread of the pneumonia-carrying virus being taken by establishments located there.
It has also urged Tokyo residents to refrain from making unnecessary trips across prefectural borders.
Tokyo’s cumulative COVID-19 cases have now reached 6,867, the highest among Japan’s 47 prefectures, according to the latest official figures, Monday evening, accounting for roughly one-third of Japan’s total cases.
Nationwide, cases increased by 174 on Monday, bringing Japan’s cumulative total to 19,996, not including COVID-19 cases connected to a cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama.
Japan’s death toll from the virus stands at 991 people, according to the latest figures, Monday evening, from the health ministry.– NNN-NHK
