AUG. 24, 2022: Japan Reports 243,483 Coronavirus Cases; 25,444 in Tokyo
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Japan on Wednesday reported 243,483 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 25,444 new cases, up 3,674 from Tuesday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 36, down three from Tuesday, health officials said. The nationwide number is 636, down 10 from Tuesday.
Other prefectures reporting high numbers were;
- Osaka (20,807)
- Aichi (18,199)
- Hyogo (11,452)
- Saitama (10,912)
- Fukuoka (10,717)
- Kanagawa (9,790)
- Shizuoka (7,971)
- Hiroshima (7,408)
- Chiba (7,106)
- Hokkaido (6,886)
- Kyoto (5,766)
- Kagoshima (4,843)
- Mie (4,674)
- Nagasaki (4,316)
- Kumamoto (4,288)
- Gifu (4,196)
- Ibaraki (4,039)
- Miyagi (3,896)
- Okayama (3,884)
- Miyazaki (3,781)
- Okinawa (3,729)
- Fukushima (3,191)
- Tokushima (3,182)
- Nagano (3,169)
- Ehime (3,131)
- Oita (2,844)
- Toyama (2,715)
- Tochigi (2,668)
- Ishikawa (2,632)
- Nara (2,519)
- Gunma (2,514)
- Kagawa (2,381)
The number of coronavirus-related deaths was 301.
