▲ Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary Nobuteru Ishihara infected with Corona 19 (left)
In Japan, there are 5,000 new coronavirus cases every day.
NHK Broadcasting reported that 5,34 people across Japan, including 1,175 people in Tokyo, were confirmed as of 8 pm on the 22nd.
It is the fourth day since the 19th that the number of confirmed cases has been recorded in the 5,000 range.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 357,000, and the number of cumulative deaths increased by 108 a day to 4,994, close to the 5,000.
Accordingly, there are observations that there is a high possibility that the emergency that took effect in 11 metropolitan areas including Tokyo will be extended by the 7th of next month.
Meanwhile, among the confirmed cases announced in Tokyo that day, Ishihara Nobuteru, former Liberal Democratic Party secretary, was included in the House of Representatives.
Rep. Ishihara, who recorded the first case of infection with a faction president in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was asymptomatic, but was hospitalized that day.
The number of confirmed Japanese lawmakers, including him, has increased to nine.
(Photo = Twitter capture, Yonhap News)