THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 3, 2020 at 16:31 JST
A woman wearing a protective mask rides a bicycle on Nov. 2 in Tokyo. (AP Photo)
Tokyo reported 209 new COVID-19 cases on Nov. 3, topping 200 for the first time since Oct. 31 and bringing the overall total for the capital to 31,502, metropolitan government officials said.
Of the 209 latest cases, 55 were in their 20s, 42 in their 30s, 36 in their 50s, and 34 in their 40s. Twenty-two were aged 65 or older, and 15 were under 20.
Thirty-two patients were classified as having severe symptoms that require the use of a ventilator or an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) device, which circulates blood through an artificial lung.
The figure was unchanged from the previous day.
Tokyo reported 215 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 31, 116 on Nov. 1 and 87 on Nov. 2.
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