Japan Reports 2,058 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Reaches 148,272

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Japan has remained in the 2,000s for four consecutive days.

According to the Japanese public broadcaster NHK's tally, as of 7:30 PM on the 29th, the daily new COVID-19 cases in Japan were counted at 2,058. The cumulative number of confirmed cases has risen to 148,272.

Recently, Japan's daily COVID-19 cases were 1,943 on the 25th, 2,503 on the 26th, 2,531 on the 27th, and 2,684 the previous day, showing a gradually increasing trend. Although the number of new cases on this day decreased compared to the previous day, it is believed that the reduction in COVID-19 tests over the weekend influenced this.

The number of deaths among confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 10, reaching 2,133. The number of severe patients reached a record high of 462 as of this day.

By region, the number of new cases was highest in Tokyo (T?ky?-to) with 418, followed by Osaka (?saka) Prefecture with 381, Hokkaido (Hokkaid?) with 192, and Kanagawa (Kanagawa) Prefecture with 151.

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