Tokyo reports 4,392 coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 22,284

On August 21 , number of nationwide case-patients requiring inpatient care : 203,540 (+ 10,185)

Number of deaths in Tokyo : 8 (4 80s, 1 70s, 2 60s and 1 30s)

Vaccine rates are increasing - the government needs to publish only the hospitalizations/deaths rather than focusing on cases.

The cases are decreasing, the government measures are working.

They aren't, and they aren't.

The cases are decreasing, the government measures are working.

Can you read? This is the highest number of cases in Tokyo on a Sunday ever.

Vaccine rates are increasing - the government needs to publish only the hospitalizations/deaths rather than focusing on cases.

what about the sick at home/hotel waiting for a hospital rate?

Larr FlintToday  05:13 pm JST

The cases are decreasing, the government measures are working.

Didn't I tell you to be patient

The only thing decreasing are the number of tests down on average between 15% and 20% from the same days as last week.

So when the testing numbers are released tomorrow expect not much more than 10,000 test seeing last week was 13,000.

This is only Tokyo. The rest like Osaka have increased testing as has Kanagawa, etc...

the government measures are working.

What kind of measures please? Looking out of the window and countinf the clouds ?

If you print daily vaccination numbers, daily cases, daily hospitalizations, the picture looks better than it looks if you just focus on daily case numbers.

"No bad news please, I'm fragile!"

I laugh at the folks who say we should be concentrating at the hospitalization and severely sick count - of course once hospitals are full, which they are, those 2 numbers stop going up.

@Simian Lane

If you print daily vaccination numbers, daily cases, daily hospitalizations, the picture looks better than it looks if you just focus on daily case numbers.

Focus on daily case numbers are fearmongering news and sheers the paranoia and panic.

Increasing daily vaccination are good news.

The media exists only on fearmongering and panic news.

Therefore they will never report good news like increasing vaccination numbers.

@ SteveinJapan and Simian Lane

As pointed by @nonu6976 ; hospitalization is not a relevant figure anymore as it does not reflect people which should be hospitalized but only people getting lucky enough to get a bed.

Among others on that subjects :

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14423249

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14422783

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14422750

They aren't, and they aren't.

The numbers are leveling off despite of the government's policies. These virus curves don't go up forever. Naturally they level off and decrease, and that's what you're starting to see here.

nonu6976Today  05:31 pm JST

I laugh at the folks who say we should be concentrating at the hospitalization and severely sick count - of course once hospitals are full, which they are, those 2 numbers stop going up.

Oh but when you point out that the fantasy if severe cases are all 70 years old is in fact false well then they don't want to hear that.

Severe cases are now 271.

The last time Tokyo released the break down of severe cases was July 28.

At that time there were 80 cases 47 of them were between 39 and 59 years old.

And according the the doctors in this article the number of severe cases in their 40s and 50s has only increased.

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210802/p2a/00m/0na/015000c

Note that in Tokyo severe cases are classified as those of assisted breathing machines.

jderToday  05:37 pm JST

They aren't, and they aren't.

The numbers are leveling off despite of the government's policies. These virus curves don't go up forever. Naturally they level off and decrease, and that's what you're starting to see here.

Interesting that the numbers are only "leveling off" in Tokyo and that only Tokyo is reducing testing compared to the same days last week.

@antiquesaving

sorry, you lost me a little with your reply.

@clippetycIop

I see vaccination details reported in / on the news every single day. Personally,

I guess Simian Lane wants, that in case the media says, Tokyo reports 4392 new cases, he additional wants And Tokyo reports 50.352 new vaccinations were given today.

Something like that, I guess.

I am able to handle bad news and not let it ruin my happy clappy day like some fragile folks here

Same here!

The micro state of San Marino seems to have conquered the virus. No infections in over 2 weeks. No mask, social distancing or vaccine certificates required. Anyone can go. If they stay a night in a local hotel, they can get the vaccine San Marino is using.

San Marino has the 10th worst Covid death toll per capita in the world. Whatever they did/are doing has been a disaster.

Poor example to be using.

Note that in Tokyo severe cases are classified as those of assisted breathing machines.

And

ONLY Deaths that are under the care of a Doctor and/or a RN are counted in the official statistics.

Fuji rock fest is going on as we speak and 150,000 school kids are attending the Paralympics soon.

Japan is a disaster.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government doesn't do widespread community testing. There is barely any contract tracing, and the definition of a close contact is less stringent than other countries. If the number of tests are going down, it's because fewer people are being tested at medical institutions. The situation is by no means improving, however. The 7 day average is the highest it's been. We can't assume that this wave has plateaued just yet. The effective reproduction rate is still over 1. In order to curb infections it needs to be less than 1. The consistently high 7 day average seems to indicate that each carrier is infecting an additional person.

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 4,392 new coronavirus cases, down 682 from Saturday.

Why do you continue to report this data in such an unproductive way? The number of tests fluctuates daily with no reason. Do you feel that the daily increase or decrease in new cases is good reporting?

Also like to see how many people have been hospitalised / died due to the vaccination while you're about it...so we can compare..

I got my first shot today.

Will I turn into a Zombie?

Well, I guess time will tell.

this is a news site that tells you the news, it does what what it is supposed to do . Every day you ask for more information ( breakdown of ages, percentages of this that and the other) most of you that ask this already have this information already from government sites but still bleat on about Japan today not posting it .

ワクチン

日本語 https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=en&tl=ja&u=https://v-sys.mhlw.go.jp/search/

For Those Seeking Vaccination Sites in Japan,

https://v-sys.mhlw.go.jp/search/

Find an inoculation venue| Corona Vaccine Navi | Ministry of Health, (mhlw.go.jp)

Line has the number of vaccinations carried out each day, and in total, locally for those wanting this figure.

5k is the current benchmark so, daily fluctuations are expected for the next few weeks. - “*Bleating*” is the ‘sound of sheep’ yet, *be assured, 90% of commenters here are NOT ‘sheep’*.

*- “this is a news[?] site that tells you the news[??], it does what what[???] it is supposed to do[????] . - *

Many here would just prefer a one-stop sufficient ‘news’ source …

- “Every day you ask for more info ( breakdown of ages, %’s of this that and the other) most of you that ask this already have this information already from government sites but still bleat on about Japan today not posting it .” -

… without having do a volume of additional research about every story. While strong on some topics, there’s always room for improvement.

“*most of you that ask this already have this information already from government sites but still bleat [?????] on about Japan today not posting it .” - * (No need to be rude to other readers.) -

Anything short of ‘thorough reporting’ is ‘just a Blog’ and NOT ‘real journalism’. (IF some are not happy, perhaps the minority should ‘just be content with the story’s content’ and move past the peripheral?)

Numbers in all and any category are available thru various sites - simple use of Google reveals such.

Spikes are in two week cycles. Which will diminish towards the end of the month. With even a modicum of heeding to protocols, numbers will flatten end of August, into September.