The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on the 22nd that it has confirmed that 1979 new people have been infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.

The number of people has increased by 671 from Thursday a week ago, and the infection continues to spread rapidly.

On the other hand, the number of seriously ill patients as of the 22nd, which was calculated based on the Tokyo standard, was 65, an increase of 1 from the 21st.