Tokyo records 16 new COVID-19 cases

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo confirmed 16 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, unchanged from a week before and the 16th consecutive day below 30, the metropolitan government said.

The Japanese capital had no new COVID-19 fatality. The seven-day average of new infection cases fell 10.8% from a week before to 15.7.

There were seven very ill COVID-19 patients, unchanged from Friday.