Tokyo confirmed 1,584 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, marking a decline of 610 from a week earlier and the 23rd straight day of a week-on-week decrease.
The seven-day average of new cases dropped 28.9% to 2,855.6, while the number of severely ill patients under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s criteria remained unchanged from Saturday at two.
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