THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 21, 2021 at 18:25 JST
Crowds check out decorations for the new year at an alley leading to Sensoji temple in Tokyo’s Asakusa district on Dec. 21. (AP Photo)
Tokyo confirmed 38 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Dec. 21, its highest figure in two months.
On Oct. 20, metropolitan government health officials reported 39 cases in the capital.
The latest tally was up 14 from Tuesday last week and brought the daily average of new cases over the week through Dec. 21 to 27, or 149.2 percent of the figure for the preceding week.
The number of patients with serious symptoms who require special breathing equipment stood at three, unchanged from the previous day.
No fatalities were reported.
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