THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 10, 2020 at 18:23 JST
Pedestrians wearing masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk at a crossing on Nov. 9 in Tokyo. (AP Photo)
Tokyo confirmed 293 new COVID-19 cases on Nov. 10, the highest number for a Tuesday since early August, according to metropolitan government officials.
The last Tuesday that the count exceeded the Nov. 10 figure in the capital was Aug. 4, when 309 new cases were reported.
“The number of (new cases) is on the rise,” said an official on Nov. 9.
Of the 293 cases, 70 patients are in their 20s, followed by 60 in their 30s, 53 in their 40s and 45 in their 50s. Forty-six people aged 65 or older also tested positive.
The Tokyo metropolitan government said the number of serious cases requiring ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, also known as an ECMO lung bypass machine, dropped by two from the previous day to 33 on Nov. 10.
Tokyo reports 35 serious COVID-19 cases, the highest since Aug. 24
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