The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on the 24th that it has confirmed that 1128 new people have been infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.

That's 282 fewer people than Saturday a week ago, but it's now more than 1000 people a day for the fifth straight day.

On the other hand, the number of seriously ill patients as of the 24th, which was calculated based on the Tokyo standard, was 74, an increase of 6 from the 23rd.

The number of critically ill patients has continued to increase this week, surpassing 70 since the 2nd of last month.