SEPT. 16, 2022: Japan Reports 75,966 New Coronavirus Cases
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Japan on Friday reported 75,966 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 8,636 new cases, down 189 from Thursday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 26, unchanged from Thursday, health officials said. The nationwide number is 326, down 38 from Thursday.
Other prefectures reporting high numbers were;
- Osaka (5,690)
- Aichi (5,244)
- Kanagawa (4,784)
- Saitama (4,783)
- Chiba (3,636)
- Hyogo (3,250)
- Hokkaido (2,996)
- Fukuoka (2,810)
- Hiroshima (2,366)
- Shizuoka (2,133)
The number of coronavirus-related deaths was 177.
