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The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported 342 new cases of the coronavirus, up 39 from Friday.
The number (187 men and 155 women) is the result of 7,320 tests conducted on March 17. Seventy-three cases were aged 60 and over.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 47, up one from Friday, health officials said. The nationwide figure is 332.
Nationwide, the number of reported cases was 1,517. After Tokyo, the prefectures with the most cases were Osaka (153), Saitama (133), Miyagi (125), Kanagawa (107), Chiba (99), Okinawa (66), Hyogo (64), Aichi (55), Fukuoka (38) and Ibaraki (33).
The number of coronavirus-related deaths reported nationwide was 19.
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bokuda
7,320 total tests is not enough.
Suga just promised yesterday that he'll do more tests.
why are testing even less than usual?!
snowymountainhell
@Zoroto - We must stop worrying. Even Taro Aso is aware that there is ‘an end in sight’. - “Masks?...How much longer do we have to keep wearing them?” - Finance Minister news conference, Fri Mar 19, 2021
nakanoguy01
Why say the same thing everyday after the release of the data? Yes. we ALL know Japan only tests people who are sick. So who really cares about the positivity rate ffs?
TARA TAN KITAOKA
Nothing is going well for Corona V. PLEASE save lives not just talking.
Sven Asai
I am quite sure that’s not true. Those sick people have not only to be sick but additionally (1) to be able to afford a probable positive test result that could for example endanger their job, also (2) really lift up the receiver to make the call and then (3) have success with ordering and (4) receiving the real test. With all those hurdles in that probability row, those really executed hundreds or thousands of tests are an astonishing huge number.
Jind
Very high positivity rate. Double mask and stay home.