THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 14, 2021 at 18:40 JST
Shoppers in Tokyo's Asakusa Nakamise district on Aug. 13 (AP Photo)
Tokyo reported more than 5,000 fresh cases of COVID-19 for the second straight day on Aug. 14, and yet another record for those with serious symptoms.
Of the 5,094 newly confirmed latest cases, 1,568 patients were in their 20s while 1,079 involved those in their 30s.
The daily average of new cases for the week ending Aug. 14 was 4,231.1, which marked an 8.7-percent increase over the previous week, metropolitan government officials said.
Among the latest cases, 824 patients were in their 40s and 583 in their 50s. Individuals aged 65 or older accounted for only 182 new cases, or 3.6 percent of the total.
A record was again set for COVID-19 patients with serious symptoms requiring the use of ventilators or other equipment to breathe.
Metropolitan government officials said 245 patients were classified as serious. The figure was an increase of 18 over the previous day.
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