The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on the 7th that it has confirmed that 8529 new people have been infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.
It was 2.4 times that of Thursday a week ago, and the number of people increased by about 4,900.
It is the 20th consecutive day that exceeds the same day of the previous week.
Also, from the 5th, the infection has been spreading rapidly, with the increase more than doubled compared to the same day of the previous week.
On the other hand, the number of severely ill patients using a ventilator or ECMO = heart-lung machine was 6, a decrease of 2 from the 6th.