THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 11, 2021 at 18:13 JST
A woman wearing a protective mask walks with an umbrella to shield her from the sun at a train station in Tokyo on July 11. (AP Photo)
Fresh cases of COVID-19 dropped significantly from the day before to 614 on July 11, but the figure was still 96 more than a week ago and the 22nd straight day for the daily count to increase week on week.
The seven-day average of new cases over the week through July 11 came to 733.9, an increase of 26.1 percent over the figure for the preceding week, metropolitan health officials said.
Of the newly confirmed infections in the capital, patients in their 20s formed the largest group, at 208. They were followed by 119 patients in their 30s, 109 in their 40s and 64 in their 50s. Twenty-four patients were aged 65 or older.
The number of serious cases in Tokyo requiring special breathing apparatus stood at 61, two down from the day before.
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