The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 8,253 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, a decrease of 399 from a week before. There were five new deaths among those infected.
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital was 7,532.9, up from 7,358 a week earlier. The number of patients with severe symptoms fell by four from Tuesday to 23.
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