Japan Surpasses 1.5 Million COVID-19 Cases... 500,000 Infections in Less Than a Month
Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 1,511,375
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) In Tokyo Metropolis, Japan, people lined up early in the morning on the 28th of last month to receive lottery tickets at a "no reservation needed" COVID-19 vaccination site established near the bustling Shibuya Station. [Image source=Yonhap News]
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Japan has surpassed 1.5 million.
According to local public broadcaster NHK on the 1st, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Japan by 6:35 PM was 20,031. The cumulative number of cases increased to 1,511,375. The death toll rose by 71.
In the past week until the previous day, the number of cases in Japan increased by 146,869.
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NHK explained, "It took about 1 year and 3 months for the number of infected people to exceed 500,000 since the first case, but it only took 26 days to increase from 1 million to over 1.5 million."
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