Nearly 3,000 Cases Reported Saturday In Japan
Japanese authorities reported 2,991 new coronavirus cases as of 11:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Thirty-eight people died, including 10 in Hokkaido, nine in Osaka, five in Tokyo, two each in Chiba, Iwate and Kanagawa, and one each in Nara, Miyazaki, Gifu, Ehime, Aichi, Tochigi, Gunma and Shizuoka.
The cumulative total of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 197,464, including 712 on a cruise ship.
The total number of confirmed deaths has reached 2,892, including 13 on the vessel.
Health ministry officials say the number of serious patients being treated at intensive care units or with ventilators was 598 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, 163,967 people, including 659 passengers and crew members of the cruise ship, have recovered and left hospital.
