Tokyo Posts 549 New COVID-19 Cases
Tokyo, March 19 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo confirmed 549 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Sunday, down by 57 from a week earlier.
New fatalities came to four among COVID-19 patients in the Japanese capital. The number of severely ill patients under Tokyo criteria was unchanged from the previous day at six.
(2023/03/19-17:13)
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