China News Service, March 5th. According to comprehensive Japanese media news, on the 4th, 36 new cases of new crown pneumonia were confirmed across Japan. After removing the confirmed patients on the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship, the number of newly diagnosed patients in Japan in a single day was a record. new highs. In addition, at 9 am local time on the 5th, Shiga Prefecture in Japan added another confirmed case. At present, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Japan has increased to 1036.

According to reports, on the 4th, confirmed cases occurred in 12 prefectures, including Tokyo, Kyoto, Yamaguchi, and Hokkaido, of which Osaka Prefecture had the largest number of 9 people, followed by 8 in Aichi Prefecture.

At 9 am local time on the 5th, local time, the Shiga Prefecture Government of Japan announced that a 60-year-old man in Otsu City, the county, was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, which was also the first confirmed case in Shiga Prefecture.

At present, the total number of confirmed cases in Japan has increased to 1036. These infected persons include 706 passengers and flight attendants of the “Princess Diamond” cruise ship, 316 infected persons and tourists in Japan, and returned to Japan by charter flights of the Japanese government. 14 people in China.

The confirmed cases included 12 deaths, of which 6 were infected domestically, and the other 6 came from the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship.

In addition, according to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, there are currently 58 patients with severe new crown pneumonia in Japan, including 34 passengers and flight attendants of the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship, and 24 people infected in Japan.