COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Tokyo, Japan |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Arrival date | January 24, 2020 |
Confirmed cases | 962,673[1] |
Severe cases | 79[1] |
Recovered | 791,674[1] |
Deaths | 3,564[1] |
The first case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo, Japan, was confirmed on January 24, 2020, and on February 13, 2020, the first infection of a Tokyo resident was confirmed.[2][3][4] On March 26, 2020, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government established the "Tokyo Novel Coronavirus Infectious Diseases Control Headquarters" based on the Act on Special Measures against New Influenza.[5]
As of July 31, 2022, the highest daily number of infected people in Tokyo was confirmed on July 28, 2022, with 40,406 people.[6]