The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on the 8th that it has confirmed that 8777 new people have been infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.


It's about 2.5 times more than Friday a week ago, and the number has increased by more than 5,200.


It is the 21st consecutive day that exceeds the same day of the previous week.


Also, from the 5th, the infection has spread rapidly, with an increase that has 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 7, an increase of 1 from the 7th.