Tokyo Logs 545 New Coronavirus Cases
Tokyo, April 8 (Jiji Press)--The daily number of new coronavirus cases in Tokyo came to 545 on Thursday, down 10 from the previous day, but up 70 from a week earlier, according to the Japanese capital's metropolitan government.
The average number of daily new cases in Tokyo jumped to 427.0 in the week through Thursday from the preceding week's 372.3.
Of Thursday's new cases, 173 were confirmed among people in their 20s, 103 among those in their 30s, 86 among those in their 40s and 66 among those in their 50s. Those aged 65 or older accounted for 60 cases.
The number of infected people with severe symptoms under the metropolitan government's criteria stood at 41, unchanged from the previous day.
(2021/04/08-15:41)
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