THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 2, 2020 at 18:13 JST
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike displays a board calling on the public to be vigilant against the new coronavirus at a news conference on Aug. 27. The sign says, “Prevent patients from developing severe symptoms and protect elderly people.” (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Tokyo confirmed 141 new cases of COVID-19 on Sept. 2, the fourth day in a row the figure has stayed under 200.
Of the new cases, 13 concerned patients under the age of 10.
Thirty-five cases, the highest among all age groups, involved people in their 20s. There were 30 cases of people in their 30s and 22 in their 40s.
Eighteen, 10, six and five cases were people in their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s, respectively. Two teenagers also tested positive for the new coronavirus.
The number of people with severe symptoms who were on ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) remained the same as Sept. 1 at 29.
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