THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 25, 2021 at 16:41 JST
Tokyo confirms 618 fresh COVID-19 cases on Jan. 25, dropping below the 1,000 mark for the second straight day. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Tokyo reported 618 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 25, dropping below the 1,000 mark for the second consecutive day, according to the metropolitan government.
The last time new cases of the novel coronavirus were under 700 was Dec. 28, when 481 were reported. Tokyo is currently in the midst of a month-long state of emergency that runs until Feb. 7.
On Jan. 25, there were 117 new patients in the capital in their 20s, followed by 114 in their 30s, 93 in their 50s and 83 in their 40s, while 121 people aged 65 or older tested positive.
The number of serious cases stood at 148, falling eight from the previous day. Tokyo defines serious cases as patients requiring ventilators or an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) device, which circulates blood through an artificial lung.
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