AUG. 23, 2022: Japan Reports 208,551 New Coronavirus Cases; 21,770 in Tokyo
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Japan on Tuesday reported 208,551 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 21,770 new cases, up 6,685 from Monday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 39, up three from Monday, health officials said. The nationwide number is 646, up six from Monday.
Other prefectures reporting high numbers were;
- Osaka (22,924)
- Aichi (18,060)
- Fukuoka (11,198)
- Hyogo (10,195)
- Kanagawa (8,987)
- Shizuoka (6,885)
- Saitama (5,877)
- Chiba (5,732)
- Hokkaido (5,587)
- Gifu (5,116)
- Kumamoto (4,618)
- Kagoshima (4,199)
- Okinawa (3,803)
- Hiroshima (3,671)
- Ehime (3,283)
- Kyoto (3,256)
- Nagasaki (3,083)
- Saga (2,951)
- Nagano (2,950)
- Gunma (2,935)
- Okayama (2,926)
- Mie (2,858)
- Tochigi (2,702)
- Shiga (2,664)
- Oita (2,643)
- Ibaraki (2,539)
- Miyazaki (2,505)
- Yamaguchi (2,469)
- Fukushima (2,231)
- Kagawa (2,169)
The number of coronavirus-related deaths was a record daily high 340.
