The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on the 17th that it has confirmed that 17,790 new people have been infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.
It increased by 8308 people, 1.88 times that of Sunday a week ago.
The number of confirmed infections in Tokyo has exceeded 10,000 for 6 consecutive days, and the spread of infection continues rapidly.
In addition, the number of severely ill patients using artificial respirators or ECMO = artificial heart-lung machine decreased by 1 from 16th to 13 people.