Japan(Tokyo) Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say they confirmed 1,410 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday. This marks the fourth consecutive day that the capital has reported more than 1,000 infections.
The latest daily figure is 460 higher than the count tallied seven days ago.
The last time Tokyo logged more than 1,400 daily cases was January 21 this year, when it registered 1,485.
Tokyo’s average number of infections for the seven days through Saturday is 1,012, exceeding the 1,000 mark for the first time since January 27.
The total number of cases confirmed so far in Tokyo is 188,108.
Officials said there are 59 patients with serious coronavirus symptoms, up six from Friday. They also said two people infected with the virus died.
Tokyo has been under a state of emergency since Monday.
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