The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Monday reported 66 new cases of the coronavirus, down 42 from Sunday. The number is the result of 2,956 tests conducted on Oct 2.
The tally brought Tokyo's cumulative total to 26,550.
The number of infected people in Tokyo with severe symptoms is 25, down one from Sunday, health officials said.
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Akula
Great to see numbers dropping, although I know it will disappoint many posters on this site. Japan has done a great job of containing the virus and getting it under control.
theResident
Waiting for the usual faces here whingeing if the number is high, if the number is low. If its high then we 'must enter lockdown' , if its low 'we must test more' to get the number up!!! It really is quite amusing. I thought we had all accepted that the numbers were fiction months ago - does it not get tiring recycling the same comments? In the words of the UK Government - Hands, Face. Space. Spend more tine worrying about yourselves and your family that what the government do. You should know better by now.
Sven Asai
So the virus is also cost-conscious...It took a timeout and went on travel for half the price and when have returned back it will surely redeem all coupons too. lol
Aly Rustom
theResident
Look who's talking! You posted the EXACT same comment here:
https://japantoday.com/category/national/tokyo-reports-108-new-coronavirus-cases
smeh
Fighto!
@ theResident, Akula, Nihonview - you are all becoming very repetitive on this issue, posting the same stuff daily.
noriahojanen
The consequence of "Silver Week" holiday is supposed to appear around this week. It can be a helpful indicator for the future outlook and course of action. Let's hope for the best, and behave sensibly.
theResident
er...@Aly: You got that then did you?
Do the hustle
The number of new cases has dropped inline with the number of tests. Yesterday was 120 new cases with nearly 6,000 tests. Today it’s 60 with 3,000 tests. It’s logical to conclude that if they did 300,000 tests there would be 6,000 new cases.
“All that glitters is not gold!” especially when they are only testing 3,000 people out of 25 million.
n1k1
Not really ! Kind request to further clarify your position. The government is trying to hide case so it looks good ? The no of test equals trust ? The positive rate you post every day ? By all means tells us how and why
drlucifer
25M or 125M ?
noriahojanen
I hope the otherwise. I don't personally care much about daily numbers' ups/downs. You've misunderstood my point.
The fatality rate for covid patients is going down. Though it depends on how it is interpreted, I attribute the overall improvements in treatment strategy (other than vaccination) alongside case experiences.
新型コロナ死亡率12分の1に減少 都内6~9月
https://www.sankei.com/life/news/201002/lif2010020022-n1.html
bo
Hopefully it'll be down to single figures soon and I'll be off for a vacation overseas, preferably UK
Waywardnihon
While I appreciate the disclaimer, to clarify the article you reference is referring to the CFR for the Tokyo Metropolitan area, comparing the fatality rate for the period following the SOE to the period from the first case to the end of the SOE. Essentially, the CFR has dropped to one twelfth of that during the May, the deadliest month, for the Metro area.
However, taking data from https://toyokeizai.net/sp/visual/tko/covid19/en.html
I can see that in National terms, the CFR for September was 1.82% (15091 cases, 275 deaths), while the CFR for August was 0.89% (32000 cases, 285 deaths). The overall CFR is 1.87% (85298 cases, 1598 deaths).
As they say, statistics can tell any story you want them to. From my perspective, it seems that Japan has a tentative handle on things, but it is far from over.
Oxycodin
Wow 66 only time to go bar hopping all night long until to first train runs. This virus is pretty friendly Here in Japan but aggressive in the USA
Oxycodin
This virus is waiting in Japan for the flu season to kickoff I think
dougthehead13
Covid-19 data. From the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Number of hospitalized people reported yesterday: 1070.
Number of hospitalized people reported today: 1057.
Difference between yesterday and today: -13
Mild-moderate and Serious symptoms data. They are already included in the total number of people hospitalized.
Oxycodin
Seriously if this virus was so contagious I would had already been infected begging for life support......
ペルソンペル
I do not know if this is done in other countries, but we do it in Sweden.
We measure the content of covid in the wastewater from the treatment plants and it gives a good result at least which way the infection is on its way.
The measurement result is more reliable for a city than testing.
bearandrodent
@reckless - make sure you take the form that the J government provides since the standard “ok to fly” certificate in the US does not have your passport # as one of the required items. Also, my friends in LA confirmed that there are now around 10 or so clinics that offer guaranteed 72 hour or less PCR test turnaround. A friend got it back within 12 hours.
bokuda
That's awesome! Great service.
What's the price for a PCR test there, in LA?
Aly Rustom
Got what exactly?
theResident
Hope it world out @Reckless - I know a few people who have travelled under all the conditions now in place - Nobody has had a problem. Yes, it takes a little time to get organised and a little additional expenditure, but it is all very doable.