Japan Confirms 45,500 New COVID-19 Cases

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Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan confirmed 45,500 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, a decrease of about 15,000 from a week before.

The country reported 231 new COVID-19 deaths. The number of severe cases fell by 21 from Wednesday to 475.

In Tokyo, 3,502 new cases were confirmed, a decline of 1,559 from a week earlier.

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