Photo/Illutration A sign, right, posted in front of a department store in Tokyo’s Shibuya district on April 25 says it is closed temporarily following the declaration of the state of emergency for the capital and three prefectures. (Wataru Sekita)

Tokyo confirmed 425 new COVID-19 cases on April 26, up 20 from the 405 reported a week ago, according to metropolitan government officials.

Daily case counts reported on Mondays are usually lower than other days of the week as they reflect infections confirmed about three days earlier, close to the weekend, when fewer tests are administered. 

The latest tally brought the daily average for the week in the capital through April 26 to 730, or 121.5 percent of the figure for the preceding week.

Of the 425 cases, 117 patients were in their 20s, followed by 90 in their 30s, 64 in their 40s and 62 in their 50s. There were 42 patients aged 65 or older.

The number of serious cases in Tokyo requiring ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, also known as an ECMO lung bypass machine, rose by five from the previous day to 55 on April 26, the officials said.

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