THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 30, 2021 at 18:30 JST
People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the novel coronavirus walk across an intersection in Tokyo on Aug. 30. (AP Photo)
Tokyo reported 1,915 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Aug. 30, down 532 from a week ago, and 12 deaths among patients in their 30s to 90s.
New daily cases fell below 2,000 for the first time in the capital in about a month since 1,429 cases were reported on July 26.
The tally brought Tokyo's daily average of new infections over the week through Aug. 30 to 3,708.0, or 79.6 percent of the figure for the preceding week, according to metropolitan government officials.
The average number of diagnostic tests conducted in the capital over the three days through Aug. 29 stood at 9,433.7.
The number of serious cases in Tokyo requiring ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, also known as an ECMO lung bypass machine, dropped by nine from the previous day to 287.
Of the 1,915 cases, 545 patients were in their 20s, followed by 369 in their 30s, 318 in their 40s and 220 in their 50s. Patients aged between 10 to 19 accounted for 202 cases, while 97 were aged 65 or older.
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