THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 14, 2021 at 18:13 JST
People wearing masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk along a pedestrian crossing on May 14 in Tokyo. (AP Photo)
Tokyo confirmed 854 new COVID-19 cases on May 14, according to metropolitan government officials.
The number was the first day the count fell below 900 in the capital after three consecutive days above that mark, including 1,010 cases the previous day.
The latest tally brought the daily average for the week in Tokyo through May 14 to 926.3, or 120.9 percent of the figure for the preceding week.
Of the 854 cases, 288 patients were in their 20s, followed by 144 in their 30s, 118 in their 40s and 100 in their 50s. There were 85 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, remained 84, the same as the previous day.
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