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Japan reports 66,745 coronavirus cases

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Japan on Tuesday reported 66,745 new coronavirus cases.

Tokyo reported 11,018 new coronavirus cases, down 1,678 from Monday and down 493 from last Tuesday.

The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 19, up four from Monday, health officials said. The nationwide figure is 155, up 11 from Monday.

Other prefectures reporting high numbers were Kanagawa (8,576), Osaka (5,019), Fukuoka (3,969), Aichi (3,668), Saitama (3,380), Chiba (2,901), Hyogo (2,184), Okinawa (2,055), Shizuoka (1,416), Kagoshima (1,291), Hokkaido (1,185), Ibaraki (1,127), Gifu (1,016), Kyoto (919), Saga (918), Shiga (876), Hiroshima (816), Oita (770), Nara (747), Aomori (696), Yamaguchi (625), Fukui (591), Mie (590), Okayama (582), Miyazaki (565), Shimane (549), Nagasaki (526), Fukushima (522), Niigata (516), Nagano (483), Ehime (459), Tochigi (443), Wakayama (390), Tottori (387), Kagawa (381), Iwate (340), Ishikawa (331), Yamagata (262), Yamanashi (261), Akita (241), Toyama (232), Kochi (221) and Tokushima (208).

The number of coronavirus-related deaths was 28.

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Hospitalizations are up over 73% and not looking good for the week ahead!

Already trending down

I wish folks would learn the system here, it's always going to be lower the day following a Sunday and or holiday. It's not a trend.

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I wish folks would learn the system here, it's always going to be lower the day following a Sunday and or holiday. It's not a trend.

stunning.

2.5 years into this and there are still those out there that don't know the important numbers are the comparison to the previous week's total.

its down 495 from last Tuesday.

-6 ( +8 / -14 )

The speed at which Corona virus changes (variants) is phenomenal, unfortunately

maybe because we put evolutionary pressure on the virus by vaccinating everybody multiple times including groups that weren’t really at much risk? Perhaps once we realized the current crop of vaccines were not suitable to achieve herd immunity, we should have just focused on using them to protect only those at high risk?

-4 ( +6 / -10 )

as i predicted accurately. we have peaked.

-10 ( +6 / -16 )

Let’s all enjoy life and don’t get too stressed and mostly let’s not row over masks and vaccines, i find it immature and regressive at times.

There is very little danger for any of you unless you are particularly vulnerable. Another time has been lost worldwide the last two years, especially for the kiddies. Time for us all to adopt a PMA ( positive mental attitude).

0 ( +11 / -11 )

Meh. So over this continued telling us people are sick.

-1 ( +6 / -7 )

Yubaru already said what has to be said.

Strange that some people just can't do the maths or don't understand English.

Last week Monday was not a holiday, so of course the numbers are higher due to more testing (hospitals open).

This week's Monday was a national holiday resulting in less testing since hospitals were closed, thus the low(er) numbers.

Every 2nd grader at elementary school can do this calculation.

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It is fantastic how a public holiday holiday can reduce the number of COVID cases. This is offical and on record. Japan could simply solve the COVID problem by making every day a public holiday. So simple problem solved!

5 ( +8 / -3 )

Japan just surpassed 10 million confirmed cases. Since the actual number of infections is likely at least 10X higher, the vast majority of the Japanese population has already been infected and therefore has some immunity against the current and future variants.

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These numbers from a HOLIDAY are horrific…. There’s no way to put a positive spin on just how dire the situation truly is . The head of the Okinawa Med Assn and their governor bluntly stated that their healthcare system is on the verge of total collapse. Not my words…. Initially asking people with cold like symptoms to not visit a hospital or clinic …. Later backtracked that statement as cold like symptoms in summer are a better indicator of a Covid infection. These numbers are going through the roof this week . Sad but predictably true ! What’s going on in Okinawa is only a hint of what’s on the way … if you’re still not vaccinated…. Get it done asap! Get boosted asap! Do your own individual part to reduce your chances of being a strain on the over stressed healthcare system…. Mask up when your or others risk around you is compromised…. Follow the 3 C’s but for real ! Stop whining about non existent restrictions, the borders are open…. Stop downplaying Covid…. It’s not some cold or flu …. Stop devaluing peoples deaths as acceptable or inevitable. If not for Covid …. Millions of people would not be dead …. And there’s no recovery from dead…. Get a grip …. Get out of denial…. Curb your highly dangerous and irresponsible behaviors…. Lose the selfish attitudes…. Stop bashing the jgov …. Instead … go take a good look in the mirror…. Wake up to reality…keep safe people ….

-8 ( +5 / -13 )

HUGE number of cases in Okinawa!

Japan will continue to get hit hard for the next several weeks.

It's not over yet.

-9 ( +2 / -11 )

stunning.

2.5 years into this and there are still those out there that don't know the important numbers are the comparison to the previous week's total.

its down 495 from last Tuesday.

You didn't quite understand the post you quoted. Last Tuesday did not follow a holiday, so that comparison holds no weight.

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