Tokyo failed to count 838 COVID-19 cases amid 'increased workload' Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ JIJI Feb 16, 2021 A total of 838 novel coronavirus infection cases in Tokyo, mainly during the year-end and New Year period, had gone unreported, metropolitan government officials said Monday. Workers at public health offices failed to press a button that indicates final confirmation and records metropolitan case data in the health ministry’s database of coronavirus infections. At the time, new cases in Tokyo were surging, and the errors have been blamed on “an increased workload” at health offices, officials said.