THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 19, 2021 at 17:39 JST
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga observes COVID-19 vaccinations at a hospital in Tokyo on Feb. 18. (Pool)
Tokyo confirmed 353 new COVID-19 cases on Feb. 19, the 13th consecutive day the count remained below 500, according to metropolitan government officials.
The daily count fell back below the 400 mark after totaling 445 new cases on Feb. 18, marking the first time above 400 in a week.
The latest tally brought the daily average for the week ending Feb. 19 to 361.7, or 84.7 percent of the figure for the preceding week.
The number of serious cases in Tokyo requiring ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, also known as an ECMO lung bypass machine, remained unchanged from the previous day at 84 on Feb. 19, the officials said.
Of the 353 cases, 84 patients were in their 20s, followed by 69 in their 30s and 49 in their 50s. There were 68 patients aged 65 or older.
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