The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on the 20th that it has confirmed that 8638 new people have been infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.



The number exceeded 7,377 on the 19th, and the number of confirmed infections per day reached a record high for the second consecutive day.



On the other hand, the number of severely ill patients as of today, which was calculated according to the Tokyo standard, was 9, a decrease of 1 from 19th.