On July 13, local time, there were 94,492 new confirmed cases of the new crown in Japan, and the daily increase in confirmed cases exceeded 90,000 after 5 months.
The Japanese government said that the BA.5 subtype strain of Omicron is gradually replacing the BA.2 strain, and the epidemic will spread rapidly in the future.
Tokyo, Japan added 16,878 new confirmed cases of the new crown on the 13th, and more than 5,000 new confirmed cases in a single day from the 12th, the epidemic is severe.
13 prefectures including Aomori, Shizuoka, and Kumamoto all set the previous record for the highest number of new infections in a single day, and Okinawa Prefecture added 3,518 confirmed cases each day, breaking the previous highest number for two consecutive days.
According to Japanese media analysis, the BA.5 strain has gradually become the mainstream strain in Japan, which has led to the deterioration of the epidemic situation.
(produced by Le Xiaomin)
Responsible editor: [Ji Xiang]