Japan Coronavirus Infections Top 7,700
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan has exceeded 7,700 as of Tuesday morning. The figure includes people found positive in airport quarantine checks, health ministry officials and those who returned to Japan on chartered planes.
As of 1:30 p.m., 18 new cases were reported across the country, bringing the total to 7,709.
The 712 cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship brings the total to 8,414.
Three more people were confirmed dead on Tuesday, bringing the number of fatalities to 158, including 12 from the ship.
Tokyo tops the list of prefectures with the most infections, at 2,158. Osaka is second with 835, followed by Kanagawa with 561, Chiba with 486, Saitama with 430, Hyogo with 384, Fukuoka with 374, and Aichi with 336.
Health ministry officials say 141 people were in serious condition as of Monday, including six from the cruise ship.
The officials say 1,443 had recovered and left hospital. Of these people, 799 were diagnosed in Japan, while 644 were infected on the ship.
