
Japan confirmed a record 14,207 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, surpassing the previous daily record of 12,340, set on Saturday, with 14 of the country’s 47 prefectures logging new record highs.
Among the 14 prefectures, Tokyo confirmed 4,166 new infections, and the southern prefecture of Okinawa saw its daily infection tally top 600 for the first time.
Record high daily totals were also reported for the central prefectures of Niigata and Mie, the eastern prefecture of Saitama, the western prefecture of Kyoto and the southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka.
On the day, 14 new deaths were logged among infected people across the country, while the nationwide number of severe COVID-19 cases rose by 23 from the previous day to 777, according to the health ministry.
In Tokyo, the seven-day average of new infections rose 78 pct to 3,478.7, according to the metropolitan government.
In the Japanese capital, 1,380 new cases were confirmed among people in their twenties, 885 among those in their thirtiesand 658 among those in their forties. Those aged 65 or over accounted for 131.
The number of people severely ill with the coronavirus under the metropolitan government’s criteria climbed by three from the previous day to 115.
JIJI Press