THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 27, 2021 at 17:35 JST
Visitors take in the sights of cherry trees blossoming from a bridge as well as boats in Inokashira Park, western Tokyo, on March 27. (Kazuyoshi Sako)
A rebound in fresh COVID-19 cases in Tokyo continued March 27 with 430 patients diagnosed with the illness, according to metropolitan government officials.
The figure was 88 higher than the previous Saturday. It also marked the eighth straight day for the figure to exceed that of a week earlier.
An extended state of emergency for Tokyo and three adjacent prefectures was lifted by the central government on March 21.
The daily average of new cases for the week ending March 27 was 342.9, which represented a 14.8-percent increase over the previous week.
Of the latest cases, 107 patients were in their 20s, 74 in their 30s, 56 in their 40s, 54 in their 50s, 32 in their 60s and 35 in their 70s. There were 28 patients in their teens and 17 under 10.
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