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As of Feb. 15, 2022: Tokyo Reports 15,525 New Coronavirus Cases; Nationwide Death Toll Soars to Record 236

By Miho Kurogi

Posted on February 15, 2022

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 15,525 new coronavirus cases, up 5,191 from Monday and down 1,588 from last Tuesday.

By age group, 2,243 cases were in their 20s, 2,635 in their 30s, 2,741 in their 40s, and 1,682 in their 50s, while 1,878 were aged between 10 and 19, and 2,439 younger than 10.

The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 77, up to three from Monday, health officials said. The nationwide figure is 1,403, up 10 from Monday.

The number of coronavirus-related deaths reported nationwide soared to a daily record of 236.

Nationwide, the number of reported cases was 84,221. After Tokyo, the prefectures with the most cases were;