Japan Logs 42,314 New COVID-19 Cases

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Tokyo, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--A total of 42,314 people were newly found positive for COVID-19 in Japan on Tuesday, with the daily count falling by about 16,000 from a week before.

The country recorded 230 new COVID-19 deaths on the day, while the number of infected people with severe symptoms climbed by four from the previous day to 410.

In Tokyo, 3,131 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on Tuesday, down by around 1,700 from a week earlier. New fatalities among COVID-19 patients totaled 11.

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