Tokyo Reports 6,968 New Cases Of Coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 6,968 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday.
The daily tally is down by around 900 from a week ago.
The seven-day average through Tuesday stands at 7,482. That's 104.2 percent of the figure for the previous seven-day period.
Tokyo officials also reported nine deaths on Tuesday.
The number of seriously ill patients who are on a ventilator or an ECMO heart-lung machine in the capital stands at 30, up one from Monday.