The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on the 16th that it has confirmed that 18,919 new people have been infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.
It increased by 9203, 1.95 times that of Saturday a week ago.
The number of confirmed infections in Tokyo has exceeded 10,000 for five consecutive days, and the spread of infection continues rapidly.
In addition, the number of severely ill patients using a ventilator or ECMO = heart-lung machine was 14, a decrease of 2 from the 15th.