[Asia Economy Reporter Seong Giho] As the deadline for the state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area for COVID-19 response in Japan approaches in one week, more than 1,000 new infections are being reported daily.


According to Japanese media on the 13th, the number of newly confirmed infections nationwide was counted at 1,320 (as of 6:30 PM), including 330 in Tokyo.


Thus, Japan's daily new confirmed cases have remained in the 1,000 range for five consecutive days. The cumulative confirmed cases have increased to 447,365 as of this day.



The number of COVID-19 related deaths increased by 51 in one day, reaching a total of 8,586.


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