Tokyo confirmed 920 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Wednesday, up by 206 from the same day last week.
The figure exceeded 900 for the first time since May 13, when 1,010 cases were recorded, and marked the 18th consecutive day that the daily figure increased from the same day the previous week.
According to the Tokyo metropolitan government, the moving average of new infections in the past seven days was 631.7, up by 24.3% from 508.4 in the preceding seven-day period.
People seriously ill from COVID-19 numbered 62, down by one from the previous day.
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