THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 19, 2020 at 18:40 JST
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike at a news conference held at the metropolitan government office in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 17 (Yusuke Nagano)
Tokyo confirmed 736 fresh daily COVID-19 cases on Dec. 19, its second highest figure since the pandemic started.
The tally compared with the record 822 cases marked Dec. 17.
Dec. 19 marked the fourth straight day of more than 600 new cases in the capital, metropolitan government officials said.
Authorities in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, reported a record 60 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 19, compared with 38 on Dec. 13.
Of the latest patients in Tokyo, 207 were in their 20s, 136 in their 30s, 111 in their 40s and 97 in their 50s. There were also 95 patients aged 65 or older.
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