Photo/Illutration People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the novel coronavirus are reflected on a pond at a traditional Japanese garden at Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden in Tokyo on Sept. 14. (AP Photo)

Tokyo reported 831 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 16, down 844 from a week ago. Officials also reported 24 deaths among patients in their 40s to 90s.

It marks the 25th consecutive day the number of new infections in the capital dropped from the same day a week earlier.

The tally brought the daily average of new infections in Tokyo over the week through Sept. 16 to 1,011, or 55.1 percent of the figure for the preceding week.

The average number of diagnostic tests conducted in the capital over the three days through Sept. 15 stood at 11,309.

The number of serious cases in Tokyo requiring ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, also known as an ECMO lung bypass machine, dropped by 16 from the previous day to 182.

Of the 831 new cases, 213 patients were in their 20s, followed by 145 in their 40s, 143 in their 30s and 103 in their 50s. There were also 77 patients younger than 10, 61 between the ages of 10 and 19, as well as 74 who were 65 or older.

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