Tokyo logged 822 new novel coronavirus infections on Friday, up by 162 from last Friday, marking the 20th consecutive day in which the daily tally exceeded the same-day figure of the previous week.
The seven-day moving average was 686.7, up 27.9% from 537.1 last week, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government.
The number of seriously ill patients was 62, up by two from Thursday.
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