Coronavirus Infections Keep Going Up In Japan
Japan has reported 39 more infections with the new coronavirus, bringing the total to 1,054 as of midnight Sunday.
The figure, provided by the health ministry and local governments, includes 14 cases confirmed among people who returned from China's Hubei Province on chartered flights.
By prefecture, Hokkaido has 159 cases, followed by Aichi with 141, Tokyo with 136, Osaka with 125, Hyogo with 107, and Kanagawa with 72.
With 712 cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship included, the total number of infections now stands at 1,766.
The death toll from the virus is 44, including eight from the cruise ship.
The health ministry says 61 infected people, including 12 from the cruise ship, were in serious condition as of Thursday.
It says 766 people -- 215 infected in Japan and 551 from the cruise ship -- have recovered, and left hospitals on or before Thursday.
