The number of confirmed cases in Japan exceeded 100,000, and 164 people died on the same day

According to Japan's NHK, the number of newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection in Japan reached 99,695 on the 10th.

The death toll on that day was 164, the highest for three consecutive days after the 8th (159) and 9th (162).

Japan's single-day confirmed cases peaked on the 5th (106397 cases), followed by 9613 cases on the 6th, 68732 cases on the 7th, 92078 cases on the 8th, and 97833 cases on the 9th.

According to data provided by Japan, among the confirmed cases of the new crown, the number of serious injuries receiving intensive care such as ventilators increased by 58 by the day, reaching a total of 1270.

To date, a total of 2,675,528 people have improved their symptoms and been discharged from hospital. The cumulative number of unloaded cargoes includes passengers aboard the Diamond Princess, an international cruise ship that entered the port of Yokohama in early February 2020.

Meanwhile, the Japanese government has decided to extend the emergency quarantine measures for novel coronavirus infection in 13 regions, including the capital Tokyo, by three weeks and add one more area.

According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made this decision after discussing with relevant ministers at the prime minister's official residence on the afternoon of the 9th.

On this day, the government made a formal decision after consultation with the Subcommittee on Basic Response Policies, composed of infectious disease experts.

Prime Minister Kishida stressed to reporters at the Prime Minister's residence that "we are at a critical stage and are not a situation that can be alleviated." ”

As a result, "Key Measures for Epidemic Prevention" were issued in 13 districts in Tokyo, including Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Mie Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture, and Nagasaki Prefecture, and Kumamoto Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture (priority measures) will be extended by three weeks to the 6th of next month.

According to the Cabinet Office, as of the 7th, 9 of the 13 regions had an increase in new confirmed cases compared with the previous week and the previous week. The rate of growth is slowing, but not reaching a downward trend. Bed occupancy also exceeded 50 per cent in eight districts.