On January 2, 1,331 newly confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan (Corona 19) were confirmed at 10:30 pm, according to local public broadcaster NHK.

As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed patients in Japan increased to 3,968.

The number of new confirmers in Japan per day exceeded 1,000 for the fifth consecutive day.

There were 1,264 people on the 29th of last month, 1,301 on the 30th, 1,580 on the 31st, and 1,536 on the 1st of the month.

In Tokyo, the capital city with the largest number of confirmed persons, 292 people were newly confirmed on the 2nd, and the cumulative number of confirmed persons was 13,455.

(yunhap news)