THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 1, 2020 at 13:27 JST
Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki, right, and Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto hold a news conference at the Hokkaido government office in Sapporo on April 30. (Ichiro Matsuo)
Health authorities confirmed 188 new coronavirus cases on April 30, bringing the country's total to 14,306.
Figures released as of 9 p.m. showed that Sapporo in Hokkaido chalked up a record daily high of 27 new infection cases.
Across the nation, 22 new deaths were reported, raising the total to 457.
In Shizuoka, a man in his 70s was found to have stopped breathing at a residential facility for the elderly. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
His body tested positive for COVID-19. A city official said the man had been displaying symptoms, such as coughing, since around April 25.
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