Confirmation of infection with the new coronavirus in Tokyo continued to expand rapidly, exceeding 10,000 for the first time on the 22nd, and the average for 7 days until the 23rd reached nearly 8,000, significantly exceeding the level of the 5th wave. I am.
On the 22nd, more than 10,000 people were confirmed infected in Tokyo for the first time.
The number of infections has reached a record high for four consecutive days until the 22nd, and the spread of infection continues.
On the 23rd, the number was 9468, which was less than 10,000, but in the week leading up to the 23rd, 55,313 people were confirmed to be infected.
The seven-day average is already well above the fifth wave of last summer, reaching 7901.9 by the 23rd, nearly 8,000.
It was 1.6 times the number of 4923.4 people on August 19, last year, which was the highest in the 5th wave.
Although the rate of increase when comparing the 7-day average to the previous week is decreasing, it is still at a high level of 2.8 times as of the 23rd, and the spread of infection at an unprecedented speed has been stopped. not.