The Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday that there were 108 seriously ill patients infected with the novel coronavirus, up by seven from the previous day and the highest ever.
The previous high was 105, marked on Apr. 28 and 29, when the country was under a state of emergency.
New cases of coronavirus infections in Tokyo numbered 884, the highest for a Monday.
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