973 new cases of coronavirus were registered in Tokyo; 3,965 nationwide tally
On Wednesday, the Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 973 new coronavirus cases, down 53 from Tuesday.
The number (520 males and 453 females) is the product of 1,894 tests performed on 24 January.
The largest number of cases by age group is in their 20s (193), followed by 160 in their 30s, 146 in their 50s, 144 in their 40s, 87 in their 60s, 78 in their 70s and 77 in their 80s. Sixty-five cases were also younger than 20 (23 of whom were younger than 10), said health officials.
Health officials said the number of infected individuals hospitalized with serious symptoms in Tokyo is 159, up 11 from Tuesday. 1,043 is the countrywide number.
The number of confirmed cases nationally was 3,965. After Tokyo, Kanagawa (386), Osaka (357), Chiba (258), Chiba (247), Aichi (227), Hyogo (211), Fukuoka (185), Hokkaido (147), Okinawa (131), Kyoto (128), Ibaraki (84), Shizuoka (60), Gunma (52), Gifu (49), Mie (43) and Tochigi were the prefectures with the largest number of incidents (38).
The number of nationally confirmed coronavirus-related deaths was 72.
Source: Japan Today
