TOKYO, Aug 11 (NNN-NHK) – Japan logged 250,403 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, a daily record high, amid concern over a strain on the medical system, due to a new wave of the pandemic.
Fueled by the highly transmissible Omicron BA.5 subvariant, the daily tally surpassed the previous record of 249,830, on Aug 3. A total of 251 new fatalities linked to COVID-19 were confirmed nationwide.
The health ministry said, the number of infected people hospitalised with severe symptoms went up by 16 from Tuesday, to 597, much less than last summer’s peak, when serious cases exceeded 2,000 for weeks.
Twenty of Japan’s 47 prefectures saw record daily counts of new infections. The Tokyo metropolitan government, yesterday, reported 34,243 new cases, while Osaka and Aichi prefectures logged 23,730 and 18,862 cases, respectively.– NNN-NHK
