THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 26, 2021 at 18:41 JST
The Okinawa prefectural government building (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
NAHA—Okinawa Prefecture on May 26 reported more than 300 new COVID-19 cases for the first time and now leads the nation in newly confirmed infections per capita.
The 302 cases pushed the southernmost prefecture’s number of new COVID-19 patients per 100,000 residents to 92.88 for the most recent week, the highest figure in Japan.
One alarming development is that infection routes were unknown for about 60 percent of the new cases on May 26. In addition, the ratio of hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients remains at a high level of 86.4 percent.
Okinawa Prefecture so far has had a total of 15,750 COVID-19 cases.
The U.S. military based in the island prefecture informed prefectural government officials that 12 additional military personnel were confirmed infected, including eight at Camp Foster, located in Kitanakagusuku and surrounding municipalities.
Prefectural government officials said a total of 1,370 individuals connected with the U.S. military have been infected so far.
Okinawa to ask for emergency after record 203 new virus cases
May 19, 2021
Okinawa breaks daily COVID-19 case record for 2nd straight day
May 22, 2021
Okinawa marks record 168 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths on day
May 18, 2021
U.S. military infections reach daily high of 72 in Okinawa
November 30, 2020
Okinawa reports record 256 daily cases, Hokkaido tallies 459
May 25, 2021
Saitama, 2 other prefectures see daily highs in COVID-19 cases
August 9, 2020
Stories about memories of cherry blossoms solicited from readers
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series on the death of a Japanese woman that sparked a debate about criminal justice policy in the United States
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
