Japan New COVID-19 Cases Fall below 84,000

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Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japan reported 83,353 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, down by some 46,000 from a week before.

The number of very ill coronavirus patients dropped by six from Monday to 638. New COVID-19 fatalities totaled 383.

New infection cases in Tokyo came to 7,306, down by 3,814 from a week before.

New fatalities totaled 26 in the Japanese capital, while the number of patients with severe symptoms under Tokyo's criteria fell by two from Monday to 34.

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