China News Service, August 5th. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), as of 18:00 local time on the 5th, Japan has reported more than 15,000 new confirmed cases of new crown that day. Among them, Tokyo reported 5,042 cases, all of which were a record. new highs.
Data map: Tokyo, Japan under the epidemic.
According to reports, in Tokyo, where the epidemic is the worst, the number of confirmed cases has reached a new high for two consecutive days, and it was the first time that the number of confirmed cases exceeded 5,000 on the 5th.
In addition to Tokyo, Kanagawa, Kumamoto and Okinawa prefectures have also set a new record of increasing diagnoses in the local area.
According to the report, at present, the positive rate of people undergoing nucleic acid testing in Tokyo is as high as 20%.
This shows that the epidemic in Tokyo is spreading rapidly at an unprecedented rate.
Regarding the current situation of the epidemic, an official from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan said, “The infectious power of the Delta strain is completely beyond imagination.” Another official said that the current rate of new additions is “frightening” and said The status quo "seems to have completely entered a new stage of different dimensions."