About 35,000 people, newly infected with coronavirus nationwide
05/16/2022
About 35,000 new cases of the new coronavirus were announced nationwide on May 15.
About 35,000 people, newly infected with coronavirus nationwide (JNN)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced 3,348 new cases of infection on the 15th. This was 1,363 fewer than last Sunday, and for the second consecutive day, the number of new cases was lower than the same day of the previous week. The average number of new cases over the last seven days was approximately 4,000, 124.3% of the number a week earlier.
After Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido, and Okinawa prefectures had the second highest number of infected cases, all exceeding 2,000.
A total of 35,008 new infections were announced nationwide, with 139 people seriously ill and 25 new deaths nationwide.
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