Tokyo Reports Over 1,400 New COVID-19 Cases... Highest in 6 Months Ahead of Olympics
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[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] With the Olympic opening ceremony just six days away, Tokyo, the capital of Japan, reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in about six months.
On the 17th, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that 1,410 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed that day. The daily number of cases in Tokyo has exceeded 1,000 for four consecutive days this week.
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The number of new cases increased by 139 compared to the previous day, marking the highest count since January 21 of this year (1,471 cases), about six months ago. The number of severe COVID-19 patients in the Tokyo area receiving ventilator treatment increased by 6 in one day, totaling 59 patients.
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