China News Service, February 18. According to comprehensive Japanese media reports, on the 18th, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said that as of 0:00 on the 16th local time, the number of people in Japan who were infected with the new crown and recuperating at home reached 577,765, setting a new record again.

In addition, Japan reported 211 new deaths from the new crown in a single day on the 18th, exceeding 200 for four consecutive days.

Data map: Japanese people wear masks and walk on the streets.

  According to the report, including hospitalized patients, the total number of patients treated for the new crown in Japan is 839,643, of which nearly 70% are home-based convalescent patients.

  In addition, in the past 7 days, Japan's average daily new crown death cases exceeded 190, breaking the record again.

  According to the statistics of the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown in Japan has exceeded 4.34 million, and the cumulative number of deaths has exceeded 20,000.