THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 8, 2021 at 17:15 JST
People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk on a street lined with bars and restaurants in Tokyo on March 8. (AP Photo)
Tokyo confirmed 116 new COVID-19 cases on March 8, almost unchanged from the 121 cases reported a week ago, according to metropolitan government officials.
The latest tally brought the daily average for the week in the capital through March 8 to 253.4, or 94.1 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, dropped by six from the previous day to 46 on March 8, the officials said.
Of the 116 cases, 20 patients were in their 20s, followed by 18 in their 50s and 15 children aged under 10. There were 27 patients aged 65 or older.
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