After February 2020 , more than 14 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 were from people tested posthumously in Japan , having died outside hospitals .
According to a National Police Agency of Japan confirmed report , 74 police officers had tested positive since February , and there were an additional 15 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 from March found in people who had died outside hospitals , mainly people who were homeless , and who had been tested posthumously .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Japan