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The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 235 new coronavirus cases, down 296 from Thursday and 547 down from last Friday.
The average for Tokyo over the past seven days stands at 469.3.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo was 139, down four from Thursday, health officials said. The nationwide figure was 1,228, down 45 from Thursday.
Nationwide, the number of reported cases as of 6:30 p.m. was 2,093. Kanagawa had the most cases with 251, followed by Osaka (240), Tokyo, Aichi (173), Saitama (142), Fukuoka (125), Chiba (119), Hyogo (115), Hokkaido (63), Okinawa (61) and Hiroshima (44).
The number of coronavirus-related deaths reported nationwide was 45.
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29 Comments
Yukijin
Let's hope it burns out.
Time to start living your best life again peeps.
prionking
Maybe there just aren't many people with symptoms. Why rock up to get a test if you have no symptoms unless you're forced to do so?
spinningplates
Although I agree with those who are highly critical, and perhaps one of the better educated posters could nix this idea, but is it possible Covid 19 has burned through the bulk of the population and the vaccination drive is helping build resistance to second contagions from apha and the variants?
The Government was never about controlling spread.(schools and businesses with confirmed cases stayed open)...they were only interested in 'controlling panic' (their own words mid last year).
The only concern was keeping hospital beds available, never about revealing the reality of the situation and they took a massive gamble on public health by keeping everyone's heads in the sand.
ian
I don't even know what's in the burger I ate yesterday but no way that's gonna stop me from eating it
Zin Mg Mg Zaw
It's time to open the borders......
Open-minded
These numbers mean nothing without the number of tests provided that day. Recording less than 2,000 tests in a city of 14,000,000 to show 235 infections is pathetic. It is only propaganda for the benefit of the current government before elections next month.
The Japanese government is being disingenuous to the residents of the Japan.
Jimizo
@Foreigner in Tokyo
For the sake of balance in your last quite long post, I’d just add this:
”but it’s clear that vaccines greatly reduce the chances of being hospitalized or dying from Covid”
Just a suggestion if you are interested in giving a fuller picture.
Disco Biscuit
If you follow the data link provided and scroll down, to PCR tests conducted in Tokyo, you’ll notice it’s a zero “0”.
I refresh my cache and the link daily since the start of September, it’s been zero all that time.
No testing No corona.
These remarks are generally retraced by Japan times for thread hacking and relevance reasons. Go figure.
Scorpion
The time is NOW? My life never changed. In fact, I traveled more, and got many discounts since the Virus. Didn't live in fear, and had a great time!
ian
Thing is I'm pretty sure you're in far more danger from what we know of the virus than I am from what we don't know of the vaccines.
Millions have already died because of the virus, ok ok , died with the virus.
How many so far is your count for the deaths due to vacc?
Numan
So many new members posting nice things about the governments posting of 235 infections with only 2000 or tests. Very convenient as we have more week before the month ends and elections right around the corner.
ian
Mass testing does have use. It's used by countries with zerocovid strategy to try to stamp down cases completely out
stickman1760
The vaccines have been proven to be 93-95 percent effective in preventing hospitalization and death. The numbers are going down now in part due to the vaccines. 99 percent of people hospitalized are unvaccinated. Those are facts.
Rick.H
Looks as if the Olympics spike is winding down at last.
Derek Grebe
Only 2100 tests. In a city of 20+ million citizens.
It could be good news. The trend does seem to be heading downwards.
But, to bowlderise Mr. Wolf:
Let's not start celebrating yet.
stickman1760
the conspiracy theorists act as though the vaccines don’t exist and the government is hiding 100,000 deaths. Get real
prionking
Many of these countries have been inflating the numbers by using PCR tests with unnecessarily high cycle numbers, so it's impossible to know what the truth is.
Disco Biscuit
You go tested routinely and periodically with or without symptoms because you can pass this virus on even if you are Asymptomatic.
I am dumbfounded by the stupidity that has been laid out before me in the last 18 months.
Only people that say PEN loudly pass on the virus, when will these muppets realise they’re the ones passing it on and killing other peoples friends and families.
Thanks to the selfish for making this damn thing last much longer than it needed to.
Your alcohol will always be there, you can resurrect your grandmother.
ian
Which countries are doing that?
Zin Mg Mg Zaw
Why can you say that that's only 2000 tests
Sandip Katuwal
Its time to open the border for international worker. After graduating from university i started to learn Japanese language and i am hired, i am waiting to enter to japan since last year. I am fully depressed, exhausted and suppressed. My degree in vain and dejections. I am thinking about to quit japan and go for other countries
Leighton Rutt
WOW! This is amazing
At this time last month, Tokyo had 100,961 and of the total 318,929 cases in total, represented 31.7% of cases for the month since the pandemic. This month only 30,276 cases and if my figures are correct, (which I am pretty sure they are, that represents only 8.1% of all cases for the month. A great fall indeed. However the figures for the under 20s and 30s, (although not shown so far today still represent percentages in the 40s for Tokyo's daily cases up until last night.
Stay safe to you all.
tooheysnew
Good to see a few cynics back today
ShinkansenCaboose
Pretty soon negative numbers and we can rase the past.