China News Network on February 2, comprehensive Japanese media reports, on the 2nd, the Japanese Tokyo Metropolitan Government said that the number of new confirmed cases of new crown in the capital reached 21,576, which is the first time since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in Japan that the number of new confirmed cases in Tokyo has exceeded 20,000 in a single day.
According to reports, the new crown epidemic in Japan has expanded sharply, and since the new 17,631 new people broke the daily increase in confirmed cases on January 28, it has surged by nearly 4,000 people in less than a week, setting a new record again.
In addition, as of the 1st, the use rate of COVID-19 beds in Tokyo has exceeded 50%, which has reached the criteria for considering applying for an emergency declaration, but Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno said, "At present, the government is not considering issuing an emergency declaration to Tokyo." ”
According to the Statistics of the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), as of 23:59 on February 1, there were more than 80,000 new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Japan, the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 2.82 million, and the cumulative number of deaths has reached nearly 20,000.
Source: China News Network