
Tokyo confirmed 896 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, up 223 from the same day last week.
The daily tally in the capital was higher than the figure logged on the same day the previous week for the 19th consecutive day.
According to the Tokyo metropolitan government, the number of seriously ill COVID-19 patients dropped two from Wednesday to 60.
The seven-day moving average came to 663.6, an increase of 26.9% from the preceding seven-day period's average of 523.1.
In Kanagawa Prefecture, 322 new infection cases were confirmed, exceeding 300 for the first time since May 21.
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