Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan increased by 50 to reach 16,253, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities on Friday.
The number excludes the 712 cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama near Tokyo.
In Tokyo, the epicenter of Japan's outbreak, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased by nine to reach 5,036, followed by Osaka Prefecture with 1,768 infections.
Kanagawa Prefecture, meanwhile, has recorded 1,249 infections, Hokkaido 999 cases, Saitama 974, Chiba 882, while Hyogo Prefecture has recorded 698 cases of COVID-19, according to the latest figures on Friday.
The health ministry said there are currently a total of 241 patients considered severely ill and are on ventilators or in intensive care units.
The ministry also said that in total, 11,462 people, including 653 from the cruise ship, have been discharged from hospitals after their symptoms improved.
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