THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 21, 2022 at 18:55 JST
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, center, inspects a makeshift hospital for elderly COVID-19 patients in the capital’s Arakawa Ward on Feb. 20. (Naoko Kawamura)
Tokyo posted 30 new deaths from COVID-19 on Feb. 21, the highest single-day figure recorded during the current sixth wave of infections that started in January.
The capital reported 8,805 new COVID-19 cases on the same day, down 1,529 from a week ago. It marked the first time the daily count dipped below 10,000 since Jan. 24.
Of the 8,805 cases, 263 patients were diagnosed with COVID-19 by doctors without testing.
The seven-day average of new cases over the week through Feb. 21 was 14,586.4, or 94.4 percent of the figure for the preceding week.
The 30 patients who died ranged in age from their 50s to 100s. The death toll rose by 13 from the previous day.
The number of patients in the capital in serious condition dropped by five from Feb. 20 to 82. The metropolitan government defines patients on ventilators or ECMO heart-lung bypass machines as serious cases.
The same day, Osaka Prefecture confirmed 4,702 new cases, the first time the daily count fell below 5,000 since Jan. 24. It also reported 26 new deaths.
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