THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 5, 2020 at 17:45 JST
Pedestrians cross the street near Tokyo Station in the capital’s Chiyoda Ward. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Tokyo confirmed 66 new patients infected with the novel coronavirus on Oct. 5, marking the first time the daily count in the capital has fallen below 100 in a week.
The last time the count totaled in double digits was on Sept. 28 with 78 cases.
It normally takes about three days for the results of polymerase chain reaction tests to be confirmed and compiled by the Tokyo metropolitan government.
Of the 66 new cases, 17 patients, the highest number, were in their 20s, followed by 13 in their 30s, 11 in their 50s and 9 in their 40s. Seven patients were aged 65 or older.
The number of patients with severe symptoms, who were on a ventilator or on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, an ECMO lung bypass machine, decreased by one from the previous day to 25.
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