Tokyo logged 660 new novel coronavirus infections on Friday, up by 98 from last Friday, marking the 13th consecutive day in which the daily tally exceeded the same-day figure of the previous week.
The seven-day moving average was 537.1, up 18% from 455.1 last week, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government.
The number of seriously ill patients remained the same at 54 from Thursday.
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