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[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] The number of new COVID-19 cases in Japan has exceeded 6,000.
According to NHK and others, on the 7th, the number of newly confirmed COVID-19 infections across Japan was counted at 6,049. This is the highest number since January 16, when the second state of emergency was in effect (7,040 cases).
Japan's cumulative confirmed cases reached 628,741.
As new cases surge, deaths and severe cases are also increasing. On this day, the number of COVID-19 deaths confirmed nationwide in Japan was 120, the second highest daily figure.
The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 rose to 10,745.
The number of severe patients receiving treatments such as ventilator therapy also increased by 33 in one day, reaching a record high of 1,131.
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Meanwhile, the Japanese government held a COVID-19 task force meeting chaired by Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on this day and extended the third state of emergency for four metropolitan areas?Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo?originally declared until the 11th, through the end of this month. Additionally, two regions, Aichi and Fukuoka, were newly designated as state of emergency areas.
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