COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 5,061 new cases

Tokyo reported 5,061 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, down by about 2,600 from a week before as the nation sees a downtrend in cases.
The seven-day average of new cases came to 5,614.0, compared with 8,956.6 a week earlier.
The number of severe cases under Tokyo’s criteria fell by three from Wednesday to 31, while 22 deaths linked to the virus were reported on Thursday.
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