Tokyo Metropolis reports 822 new COVID-19 cases... Highest record for two consecutive days

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, has reached the 800s.

Tokyo announced that the number of newly reported COVID-19 cases on this day was 822. Following 678 cases the previous day, this marks the highest daily case count for two consecutive days.

As a result, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Tokyo has risen to 49,490.

Amid the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, Tokyo has raised its alert level for the medical care system to the highest level (level 4) for the first time.

NHK quoted an expert attending the Tokyo COVID-19 countermeasures meeting as saying, "Along with the increasing trend of COVID-19 hospitalizations, it has become difficult to coexist with regular medical care," and added, "It is most important to strengthen measures to suppress the increase in new positive cases to prevent a rise in severe patients."

The expert strongly insisted that there is no capacity left in the medical care system and that "the number of patients must be reduced."

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike urged, "I ask all residents to continue refraining from unnecessary outings both inside and outside the prefecture, and to minimize the number of people and time when going out for shopping or other purposes."

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