Tokyo Reports 165 New COVID-19 Cases, Exceeds 100 for Three Consecutive Days (Update)
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike holding a press conference regarding the COVID-19 situation in Tokyo./Photo by AP Yonhap News
View original image[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Seul-gi] Tokyo Metropolis, Japan, announced on the 15th that there were 165 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), confirming that Tokyo's COVID-19 cases have exceeded 100 for three consecutive days.
On this day, Tokyo Metropolis reported that 165 people were newly diagnosed with COVID-19.
Tokyo Metropolis lifted the state of emergency on May 25 and gradually eased social and economic activity restrictions to control COVID-19.
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With the easing of restrictions, Tokyo, where the daily number of new infections rose to the 100s, recorded over 200 new confirmed cases for four consecutive days starting from the 9th, dropped to 119 on the 13th, but increased again to 143 on the 14th, showing a rising trend for two days in a row.
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