Japan NHK: "Total COVID-19 Cases in Japan Reach 1,164" ... Increase of 7 Cases

Tokyo citizens are watching the Tokyo Marathon wearing masks on the 1st. (Tokyo AFP=Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] According to the local public broadcaster NHK, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Japan stood at 1,164 as of 6 p.m. on the 8th. This is an increase of 7 cases compared to the previous day.

Among those infected with COVID-19 were 696 passengers aboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess, 14 people who used Japanese government charter flights, and 454 travelers who were infected in Japan or came from China.

When the 454 travelers infected in Japan or coming from China are broken down by region, they are distributed across 34 of the 47 prefectures (todofuken) in Japan.

The number of deaths in Japan due to COVID-19 is 14, of which 7 were passengers aboard the Diamond Princess.

As of the 6th, there are 61 severe cases among the infected, and 311 patients have been discharged after their symptoms improved.

Meanwhile, Yoichi Masuzoe (舛添要一), former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan and former Governor of Tokyo Metropolis (T?ky?-to), expressed on his Twitter on the 7th that if the COVID-19 situation is not resolved by the end of next month, the Tokyo Olympics would be difficult to hold.

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