Photo/Illutration The Tokyo metropolitan government building in the capital’s Shinjuku Ward (Asahi Shimbun file photo)

Tokyo reported on Aug. 18 that 207 people have tested positive for COVID-19, the first time in two days the daily figure topped 200, officials said.

The last time Tokyo's daily tally hit the 200 mark was Aug. 16, when 260 cases were reported.

Tokyo had 31 seriously ill patients on Aug. 18, up four from the previous day.

It is the first time the figure topped 30 since May 30, when there were 31 patients with serious symptoms in the capital.

Young adults accounted for a little over half of the 207 people who tested positive. Seventy-seven are in their 20s and 34 are in their 30s.

The other half was more diverse: 34 people in their 40s tested positive, 20 people in their 50s, 12 in their 60s, 12 in their 70s, seven in their 80s, one in their 90s, five children under the age of 10 and five teens.

The rate of positive test results in Tokyo had hovered in the 6 to 7 percent range since mid-July, but that figure dropped to 5.7 percent as of Aug. 17.

But a Tokyo metropolitan government official remained cautious about whether the trend will continue to show a decline, citing special factors during the midsummer Bon holiday season, such as fewer tests and reports conducted.

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