Japan's New COVID-19 Cases Drop to 400s... "First Time in a Week"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] The daily number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Japan has dropped to the 400s for the first time in a week.
According to the local public broadcaster NHK as of 8 p.m. on the 31st, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Japan was 423. This is the first time in a week since the 24th (493 cases) that Japan's daily COVID-19 cases have been in the 400s. The cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 69,222.
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In the capital Tokyo, 100 new cases were confirmed on the day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 20,817. The number of deaths among COVID-19 patients in Japan increased by 12 on the day, totaling 1,311.
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