THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 18, 2020 at 18:14 JST
The Tokyo metropolitan government building in the capital’s Shinjuku Ward (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Tokyo confirmed 220 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 18, the first time the count topped 200 in nearly a week, according to metropolitan government officials.
The capital’s daily tally last hit the 200 mark on Sept. 12, when 226 cases were reported. Tokyo reported 171 infections on Sept. 17, the third consecutive day the count exceeded 100.
Of the 220 new cases, 53 patients, the highest number, were in their 30s, followed by 49 in their 20s, 35 in their 40s, 32 in their 50s, 12 in their 70s, 11 in their 60s, nine in their 80s, eight in their teens and four in their 90s.
Seven children under the age of 10 also tested positive.
Officials said the number of serious cases, those on a ventilator or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, also known as an ECMO lung bypass machine, dropped by one from the day before to 26 on Sept. 18.
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