
Tokyo confirmed 502 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, up 160 from the same day last week.
The daily tally in the capital was higher than the figure logged on the same day in the previous week for the 23rd consecutive day.
According to the Tokyo metropolitan government, the number of seriously ill COVID-19 patients fell by six from Sunday to 55. The seven-day moving average came to 756.7, an increase of 29.2% from the preceding seven-day period's average of 585.6.
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