THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 26, 2021 at 18:02 JST
People wearing masks to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus walk along a pedestrian crossing on May 26 in Tokyo. (AP Photo)
Tokyo metropolitan government officials confirmed 743 new COVID-19 cases on May 26, a decrease of 23 from the same day of the previous week.
For the week ending May 26, the daily average of new cases in the capital was 607.7, or 83.5 percent of the level of the previous week.
The three-day average until May 25 of tests conducted by public agencies came to 7,260.7.
Metropolitan government officials also announced that five COVID-19 patients had died.
Of the latest cases, 177 patients were in their 20s, 156 in their 30s, 121 in their 40s and 86 in their 50s. There were also 98 patients aged 65 or older.
There were 70 patients with serious symptoms requiring ventilators or other special equipment. The figure was a decrease of one from the previous day.
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