Japan Confirms 39,830 New COVID-19 Cases

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Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan confirmed 39,830 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down by about 14,000 from a week before.

The country reported 246 new COVID-19 deaths. The number of severe cases fell by 35 from Thursday to 440.

In Tokyo, 2,941 new cases were confirmed, a decrease of some 1,400 from a week before. Seventeen new deaths were reported, while the number of severe cases rose by six from Thursday to 34.

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