Japan reports 166,205 coronavirus cases; 23,511 in Tokyo

Japan on Tuesday reported 166,205 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 23,511 new cases, up 376 from Monday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 36, down two from Monday, health officials said. The nationwide figure is 614, up seven from Monday.
Other prefectures reporting high numbers were Osaka (18,826), Aichi (11,241), Kanagawa (8.614), Fukuoka (7,434), Hyogo (7,360), Saitama (5,940), Shizuoka (5,673), Hokkaido (5,540), Chiba (4,848), Okinawa (4,315), Gifu (3,555), Kagoshima (3,495), Miyagi (2,947), Hiroshima (2,876), Kumamoto (2,769), Kyoto (2,599), Gunma (2,246) and Ehime (2,121).
The number of coronavirus-related deaths was 307.


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