Cases In Japan Reach 1,000, Incl. Cruise Ship
The number of coronavirus cases in Japan has ticked up to 1,000 as of 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, local time. That figure includes 706 people from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. The vessel is moored at Yokohama Port, near Tokyo.
The tally is based on data compiled by the health ministry and local governments.
Twelve people have died. That number includes six from the cruise ship.
By prefecture, Hokkaido has the most cases at 79. It is followed by Aichi with 41,Tokyo with 40, Kanagawa with 31, and Chiba with 14.
Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan announced its first case on Wednesday morning. That brought the total number in Japan to 1,000. The person infected is a man in his 40s.
Nine health ministry and quarantine officials have also been confirmed to be infected.
The health ministry announced that as of Tuesday 58 patients are in serious condition. Thirty-four of them are from the cruise ship. They are on respirators or are being treated in intensive care units.
A total of 46 patients had recovered and left hospitals as of Tuesday. That number excludes those from the cruise ship.
