Chinanews, August 8th, a comprehensive report, as of 18:30 on August 8th local time, there were 14,472 new confirmed cases of new crown in Japan.
Among them, 4,066 cases were newly diagnosed in Tokyo, and more than 4,000 cases were newly added in a single day for 5 consecutive days.
According to Kyodo News, Tokyo announced on the 8th that 4,066 people were newly diagnosed and a male in his 50s died.
The average daily number of new cases in the last 7 days has risen to 4037.0, exceeding 4000 for the first time.
The number of severely ill hospitalized patients increased by 1 to 151 from yesterday.
Data map: The picture shows people walking on the streets of Tokyo where the Olympic atmosphere is getting stronger.
According to reports, Tokyo has entered the fourth emergency declaration period from July 12.
The flow of people in the downtown area has decreased slightly, but the highly contagious Delta strain is spreading rapidly, and the increase in the number of infections has not been curbed.
In addition, Kyoto Prefecture has added 333 confirmed cases, a record high, and it is the first time that more than 300 new cases have been added in a single day.
Osaka Prefecture has added 1,164 confirmed cases, and more than 1,000 new cases have been added in a single day for 6 consecutive days.
Kanagawa Prefecture has added 1,860 confirmed cases, and more than 1,000 new cases have been added in a single day for 12 consecutive days.
New confirmed cases in a single day in Ibaraki and Kagoshima prefectures all hit a record high in local history.
Japanese media said that the Japanese epidemic has fully entered the "fifth wave."
In view of the expansion of the epidemic, Japan's key measures to prevent the spread of the virus will be applied to 8 counties including Tochigi and Aichi from the 8th.
The target has been expanded from 5 prefectures including Kyoto to 13 prefectures.
The deadline is the same as that of the six prefectures during the emergency declaration period until the 31st.