People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk along a pedestrian crossing on Dec. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

       TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government report a total of seven coronavirus cases in the capital on Dec. 6.

       The capital reported 20 cases the previous day. Case numbers typically dip on Mondays following low testing figures over the weekend, especially on Sundays.

       Tokyo recorded a total of 562 coronavirus infections in November for an average of 18.7 cases per day, far below the 2,176 total cases in October (an average of 70.2 cases per day) and September's 31,929 total cases (an average of 1,064.3 per day).

       By Dec. 5, 3,168 people had died of COVID-19 in Tokyo since the pandemic began in Japan in the spring of 2020.

       Tokyo has recorded 382,267 infections to date, the most among Japan's 47 prefectures. As of Dec. 5, there were 76 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Tokyo, two with severe symptoms.

       (Mainichi)

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