January 27
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 5,061 new cases of coronavirus infection in Tokyo on Thursday.
The daily tally is down 2,658 from a week ago, for a ninth straight day of week-on-week decline.
The ministry also confirmed 25 deaths from the virus in the capital.
The number of seriously ill patients on ventilators or ECMO heart-lung machines was 34, unchanged from the previous day.
Nationwide, the ministry confirmed 59,885 new cases and 410 deaths on Thursday.
NHK
