THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 8, 2021 at 14:50 JST
A nurse tends to a seriously ill COVID-19 patient at a hospital in Osaka Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
For the first time in about 15 months, no deaths were reported across Japan arising from COVID-19 cases on Nov. 7.
The last time no death related to COVID-19 was confirmed was on Aug. 2 last year.
Nationwide, 162 new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed as of 8 p.m. that day.
The daily tally across Japan fell below 200 for the first time in three days and was 300 or less for the 11th consecutive day.
Tokyo reported 21 new COVID-19 cases, remaining below 30 for the 11th consecutive day.
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