Japan Confirms 55,012 New COVID-19 Cases

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Tokyo, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan confirmed 55,012 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, a decrease of about 24,000 from a week earlier.

The country reported 265 new COVID-19 deaths, while the number of severe cases fell by 12 from Tuesday to 496.

In Tokyo, 4,012 new cases were confirmed, a decline of some 1,900 from a week before.

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