The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on the 15th that it has confirmed that 2015 new people are infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.
There are 80 more people than Wednesday a week ago.
It is the first time since the 13th of last month that the number of confirmed infections has exceeded the same day of the previous week.
In addition, the number of severely ill patients using a ventilator or ECMO = heart-lung machine increased by one from the 14th to one.