Japan’s Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 500

May 3, 2020

Tokyo- The number of fatalities among people infected with the novel coronavirus in Japan, including cruise ship-related cases, rose to 529 on Saturday, with 15 new deaths reported in Tokyo, the highest daily number, and 16 in 10 other prefectures.

The cumulative number of deaths by prefecture is the highest in Tokyo, at 141, followed by 46 in Osaka, 40 in Hokkaido, 38 in Kanagawa and 37 in Saitama.

In Tokyo alone, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases climbed by 160 on Saturday, after the previous day's increase of 165.

Across the country, over 300 people were newly found infected with the virus.

In Chiba Prefecture, an ambulance attendant in his 30s was confirmed to have the coronavirus. On April 18, he provided life-saving treatment inside an ambulance to a man in his 90s who was later found positive for the virus.

At Kawasaki Kyodo Hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture where six patients have been confirmed infected and one has died, six more people including a nurse were newly found positive for the virus and another infected patient died. The Kawasaki city government is continuing its investigation into the suspected infection cluster at the hospital.

In Nagano Prefecture, an employee in his 30s of an affiliate of East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, who boarded Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet trains as a conductor tested positive for the virus. He was not in close contact with any of his co-workers or train passengers, according to JR East. Jiji Press