China News Service, February 23. Recently, Japan is experiencing a new wave of epidemics, with a significant increase in severe cases and deaths.
According to Kyodo News, Japan added 319 new crown deaths on the 22nd, surpassing 300 for the first time, a record high.
Previously, Japan had the highest single-day death toll from the new crown on the 17th, at 270.
Data map: Japanese people are vaccinated at Tokyo Dome Stadium.
Japan added 69,525 people infected with the new coronavirus on the 22nd, a decrease of about 15,000 from the 15th a week ago.
According to the prefectures, Osaka reported 63 deaths, Hyogo reported 31, and Tokyo and Aichi each reported 25.
Both Chiba and Osaka recorded record highs of single-day deaths; in terms of new infections, Tokyo reported 11,443, Osaka reported 10,939, and Kanagawa reported 6,263.
According to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the number of severely ill patients with the new crown in the country increased by 9 from the previous day to 1,504.
Group infections have occurred one after another in welfare facilities for the elderly in Japan, and the number of people with underlying diseases and the elderly who are prone to serious illness has increased, which may have affected the change in the number of severely ill patients.
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