The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on the 6th that it has confirmed that 8341 people are newly infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.
The number increased by 4,538, 2.2 times that of Wednesday a week ago.
It has exceeded the same day of the previous week for 19 consecutive days, and more than doubled for the second consecutive day following 5 days.
It is the first time since April 14th that the number of people exceeds 8,000 a day.
On the other hand, the number of severely ill patients using a ventilator or ECMO = heart-lung machine increased by 1 from the 5th to 8 people.