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Tokyo records 76 new Covid-19 cases, record high in over 2 months

Of Wednesday's new cases in Tokyo, 23 were confirmed among people in their 20s, 20 among those in their 30s and 11 among those in their 40s

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, walks past a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant in Tokyo (Photo: Reuters)

A man wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, walks past a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant in Tokyo (Photo: Reuters)

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The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday reported 76 new COVID-19 cases, with 398 new nationwide cases confirmed as of 6

The daily tally of Tokyo exceeded 50 for the first time since Oct. 16. It went up by 36 from the previous Wednesday. The latest average of new cases in a seven-day period stood at 44.9 per day, rising 57 percent from the previous week, according to the metropolitan government.

The figure of severely ill COVID-19 patients under the metropolitan government's criteria dropped by one from the earlier day to one.

Of Wednesday's new cases in Tokyo, 23 were confirmed among people in their 20s, 20 among those in their 30s and 11 among those in their 40s. Those in their 10s or younger accounted for 29 cases.

 

The capital's government reported no new COVID-19-related death cases.The Osaka prefectural government confirmed 61 new infections the same day, the highest level since Nov. 11.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Dec 29 2021 | 6:17 PM IST

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