The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on the 16th that it has confirmed that 1271 new people have been infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.
It is the third consecutive day that the number of people in Tokyo exceeds 1,000 per day.
It is the third time that the number of people has exceeded 1,000 for three consecutive days since the third wave, when the infection spread all at once at the beginning of the year.
In addition, the number of people has increased by 449 from Friday a week ago, and the infection continues to spread rapidly.
On the other hand, the number of seriously ill patients as of the 16th, which was calculated based on the Tokyo standard, was 53, a decrease of 4 from the 15th.