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17,631 new confirmed cases in Tokyo, Japan… 4 days in a row ‘highest number in history’

On the 28th, the number of new confirmed cases in Tokyo, Japan, reached 17,631, the highest for four days in a row.

According to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, the number of confirmed cases in Tokyo increased 1.8 times in a week. On the 21st, the number of confirmed cases was 9,699.

The number of confirmed cases in Tokyo surpassed 10,000 for the first time on the 22nd (11,227) and faltered for two days. .

According to the local media Amoeba Times, the average number of confirmed cases in Tokyo on the 7th was 12,895, up 208.2% from the previous week.

By age group, the number of confirmed cases by age group was the highest with 3946 people in their 20s, followed by 3407 in their 30s, 2886 in their 40s, and 2,165 under 10 years old.

Those aged 65 and over had the lowest number with 1,201. However, all three deaths in Tokyo were confirmed today in men and women in their 80s and 90s.

The number of seriously ill patients on this day increased by two from the previous day to 20.

(Seoul = News 1)