Japan Confirms 7,667 New COVID-19 Cases

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Tokyo, March 16 (Jiji Press)--Japan confirmed 7,667 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, a decrease of about 2,200 from a week earlier.

The number of severe cases across the country fell by 14 from Wednesday to 105, while 48 new deaths were reported.

In Tokyo, 680 new cases were confirmed, a decline of 114 from a week before. Five new fatalities were reported, while the number of severe cases rose by one from Wednesday to eight.

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