The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Japan stood at 15,477 as of 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. No new cases have been reported so far.
The tally includes people tested at airport quarantine stations, health ministry officials, quarantine officers, and individuals who returned to Japan from China on government-chartered planes.
The addition of 712 cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama in February would bring the total to 16,189.
The death toll in Japan has risen to 590. That includes 13 people from the Diamond Princess.
By prefecture, Tokyo has 4,748 coronavirus cases, followed by Osaka with 1,698, Kanagawa with 1,128, Saitama with 918, Hokkaido with 914, Chiba with 860, Hyogo with 677, and Fukuoka with 650.
Health ministry officials say 312 people were in serious condition as of Wednesday, including four from the Diamond Princess. A total of 5,569 had recovered as of Wednesday.
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