Japan on Monday reported 77,256 new coronavirus cases, down 72,409 from Sunday. Tokyo reported 8,428 new cases, down 6,975 from Sunday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo was 44, unchanged from Sunday, health officials said. The nationwide figure was 563, up seven from Sunday.
The number of coronavirus-related deaths reported nationwide was 217.
© Japan Today
8 Comments
Hermitage Nads
Nobody cares anymore.
Rodney
Monday is the day after Sunday when most hospitals are closed. Statistics
tamanegi
Good to see the numbers falling again. 8th wave will be over by the end of the week.
iraira
Tamanegi.....you are probably right in that the case numbers will "decline" starting around the end of the week, which just happens to coincide with New Years and the basic 6 day shutdown of the country. Fewer testing centers will be open and....yeah, you know where this is going, right?
Brian William Meissner
These numbers are actually still me of the worst japan has seen Since the beginning of the pandemic and not something to be taken lightly.
Sanjinosebleed
When will the madness end? Do they even have an exit plan??
CommodoreFlag
Travelled home for Christmas (Merry Christmas everyone). Haven't seen a mask since transferring at Heathrow.
Really drives home the absurdity of day to day Tokyo life where they wear masks outside but take them off for their coffee/half pint highballs. Every person knows it's an exercise in futility/keeping up appearances now.
@falseflagsteve
You're right - Long Covid has been blown up out of all sense of reason. Only a few cases actually result in any long term severe problems. Most real cases being a scratchy throat for a few months. But try telling that to the people who hang out on long covid forums who live in a massive confirmation bias chamber.