The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that it confirmed 87 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday. It marked the lowest daily tally in the capital in 11 months, and the first below the 100-mark since Nov. 2 last year, when 87 new infections were reported.
The average number of new infections over the past week fell to 197, marking the first time the number has been below 200 this year.
The number of seriously ill patients in Tokyo decreased by 11 to 77 from the previous day.
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