In Japan, 2,153 people died in suicide in October alone, more than the country's total death toll in Corona.

The country's National Police Agency has confirmed the matter. More than 17,000 people have committed suicide in Japan this year, according to a report by US-based CBS.

Meanwhile, a total of 2,087 people have died in Corona so far, according to the health ministry. According to the country's health ministry, 20,000 people committed suicide there in 2019, the lowest number since 1978.

According to the World Health Organization, Japan, one of the world's suicide-prone countries, had a suicide rate of 18.5 percent per million in 2016. However, the suicide rate in the country has decreased in the last 10 years.