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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 1,119
TOKYO, March 23, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – Japan’s health ministry and local
governments said Monday the total number of people infected with the COVID-19
in Japan stood at 1,119 as of 8:30 p.m. local time here.
The death toll in Japan from the pneumonia-causing virus currently stands
at a total of 52 people, according to the health ministry, with the figure
including those from the virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship that was
quarantined in Yokohama, close to Tokyo.
Of the 1,119 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan, the majority are in Japan’s
northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, which has confirmed 162 cases, followed
by Aichi Prefecture with 144 confirmed cases, Tokyo has 138, Osaka 134, and
Hyogo Prefecture has confirmed 113 COVID-19 infections, according to the
latest statistics from health ministry and local authorities.
The health ministry said there are currently a total of 64 patients
considered severely ill and are on ventilators to receive respiratory
assistance or have been admitted to intensive care units for medical
treatment.
The ministry also said that a total of 872 people have been discharged from
hospitals after their symptoms improved.
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