THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 26, 2021 at 16:49 JST
People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk through the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo on Jan. 26. (AP Photo)
Tokyo confirmed 1,026 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 26, the first time in three days the count topped 1,000, according to metropolitan government officials.
The last time the capital’s daily tally exceeded the 1,000 mark was Jan. 23, when it reported 1,070 cases. The count then dipped below 1,000 two days in a row, with 986 cases on Jan. 24 and 618 on Jan. 25.
The number of serious cases requiring ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, also known as an ECMO lung bypass machine, remained unchanged from the previous day at 148 on Jan. 26, officials said.
Of the 1,026 new cases, 189 patients are in their 20s, followed by 164 in their 30s, 145 in their 40s and 142 in their 50s. There were 270 patients aged 65 or older.
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