Oct 30 (Japan Times) - Japan's cumulative coronavirus cases topped 100,000 on Thursday, including about 30,000 cases in Tokyo.
The nationwide figure topped 90,000 on Oct. 11, meaning that about 10,000 new cases were confirmed in just less than three weeks.
Cumulative cases surpassed 12,000 in Osaka Prefecture, 8,000 in Kanagawa Prefecture and 6,000 in Aichi Prefecture, showing that infection is spreading in urban areas.
On Thursday alone, Tokyo confirmed 221 new cases, with the daily count topping 200 for the first time in five days and exceeding 100 for the 10th day in a row.
Thursday's figure was based on 6,187 tests. People in their 20s made up the largest group of new infections, at 58, followed by those in their 30s, at 48, and those in their 40s, at 41. The government said 29 patients are in serious condition, down one from a day earlier.
On Wednesday, a total of 731 infection cases were confirmed across the country.
Source: ANNnewsCH
