THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 26, 2021 at 18:29 JST
People wearing masks walk along a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo on Feb. 25. (AP Photo)
Tokyo confirmed 270 new COVID-19 cases on Feb. 26, according to metropolitan government officials.
The tally brings the daily average for the week in the capital through Feb. 26 to 267.9 new cases, which is 74.1 percent of the previous week’s average.
Tokyo has set a weekly goal of reducing the average to 70 percent of the previous week.
Of the 270 new cases, 65 patients were in their 20s, followed by 46 in their 30s, 36 in their 40s and 30 in their 50s. Sixty of the new patients were 65 or older.
The number of serious cases stood at 70, down one from the previous day.
The metropolitan government defines serious cases as patients requiring ventilators or an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) device, which circulates blood through an artificial lung.
State of emergency to end on Feb. 28 for 6 prefectures
February 26, 2021
Japan to begin COVID-19 shots for 36 million seniors April 12
February 25, 2021
Officials: Decline in new COVID-19 cases in Tokyo bottoming out
February 22, 2021
Vaccine plan to use honor system for pre-existing conditions
February 22, 2021
Hives, chills seen as likely side effects from COVID-19 jabs
February 21, 2021
Shortfall in PCR test supplies looms as serious problem in Japan
February 21, 2021
Stories about memories of cherry blossoms solicited from readers
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series on the death of a Japanese woman that sparked a debate about criminal justice policy in the United States
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
