Tokyo reports high record of new coronavirus cases
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On Saturday, the Tokyo metropolitan government announced a record high 584 new coronavirus cases, up 135 from Friday. The number is the product of 7,624 tests performed on 2 December.
On Nov 27, 570 was the previous record high.
The tally took the cumulative number of Tokyo to 43,377.
The largest number of cases by age group is individuals in their 20s (137), followed by 110 in their 30s, 95 in their 40s and 83 in their 50s.
The number of confirmed cases nationally was 2,508. After Tokyo, Osaka (399), Aichi (219), Kanagawa (192), Hokkaido (183), Saitama (168), Hyogo (151), Chiba (74), Kyoto (44) and Okinawa were the prefectures with the most events (41).
There were twenty-two deaths reported.
Source: Japan Today
