Photo/Illutration People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk across an intersection in Tokyo on Aug. 24. (AP Photo)

Osaka Prefecture reported a record 2,808 fresh cases of COVID-19 and a single fatality from the disease on Aug. 25, while Tokyo logged 4,228 and 11 deaths among patients in their 30s through 90s.

Aichi Prefecture also reported a record 1,815 fresh cases the same day.

The tally in Tokyo for infections was down by 1,158 from the previous Wednesday, metropolitan health officials said.

The seven-day average of new cases over the week through Aug. 25 came to 4,471.4, or 95.2 percent of the figure for the preceding week.

It marked the first time since June 19, when a 96.6 percent rate was recorded, for the seven-day average to drop from the figure for the preceding week.  

The number of tests conducted daily from Aug. 22 to Aug. 24 averaged 13,908.3, officials said.

Serious cases of patients on a ventilator or ECMO heart-lung bypass machine in the capital increased by nine from the previous day to 277.

Hyogo Prefecture confirmed 1,088 new cases, tying its previous record. Aomori Prefecture in northeastern Japan reported a record 104 new cases, topping 100 for the first time.

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