Tokyo reports 237 more coronavirus cases, total nearing 10,000 COVID19
TOKYO - The metropolitan government here reported 237 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, Govenor Yuriko Koike said, as the capital struggles to strike a balance between restarting the economy and controlling infections.
Tokyo's cumulative total reached 9,816, nearing 10,000, as the single-day figure, which compared with 168 cases on Monday, topped the 200-mark for the first time in 3 days. Since the government entirely lifted a state of emergency in the country in late May, the number of additional infections has been on an uptrend in Tokyo and other urban areas.The Tokyo metropolitan government reported a record 293 cases on Friday.
On July 15, the metropolitan government raised its alert for the pandemic to the highest of 4 levels, meaning "infections are spreading." As of Monday, out of the around 1,500 hospital beds secured by the Tokyo government for coronavirus treatment, 920, or about 60 percent, were occupied amid a resurgence of the pandemic. The number of people testing positive and requiring hospitalization has been on the rise since late June.
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