Osaka Prefecture recorded 1,099 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest daily tally seen in the prefecture, sources close to the prefectural government have said.
It was the first time that the daily number exceeded 1,000 in the prefecture, surpassing the previous high of 918 set on Saturday.
In Tokyo, 510 people were newly confirmed as having contracted the virus, the first time in three days that the daily figure was above 500.
It was also the first time for the capital to surpass 500 on a Tuesday since the 556 cases logged on Feb. 2.
The seven-day moving average of new cases per day was 492, an increase of 24% from the previous seven-day period of 396.9 cases.
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