A record 1,144 COVID-19 patients nationwide are in serious condition, according to preliminary figures announced Sunday by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.
The figure increased by 13 from the previous day and has exceeded 1,000 for nine consecutive days.
The same day, Tokyo reported 1,032 new infection cases, up 153 from a week earlier.
The seven-day moving average of new infections in the capital was 798.4, down 4.2% from 833.1 in the previous period, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government. The average was apparently affected by the long Golden Week holiday.
The number of seriously ill COVID-19 patients in Tokyo increased by two to 73.
In Hokkaido, a record 506 new cases were reported, 103 more than the previous day's tally.
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