Japan Coronavirus Infections Top 8,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan has exceeded 8,000 as of Tuesday evening. The figure includes people found positive in airport quarantine checks, health ministry officials and those who returned to Japan on chartered planes.
315 new cases were reported across the country, bringing the total to 8,006.
The 712 cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship brings the total to 8,718.
Eight more people were confirmed dead on Tuesday, bringing the number of fatalities to 163, including 12 from the ship.
Tokyo tops the list of prefectures with the most infections, at 2,319. Osaka is second with 835, followed by Kanagawa with 579, Chiba with 489, Saitama with 430, Hyogo with 402, Fukuoka with 386, and Aichi with 336.
Health ministry officials say 158 people were in serious condition as of Tuesday, including six from the cruise ship.
The officials say 1,497 had recovered and left hospital. Of these people, 853 were diagnosed in Japan, while 644 were infected on the ship.
