The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 389 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday.
It's the first time in 5 days that the daily tally of infections has risen above 300. More than half of the new cases are people in their 20s and 30s. Tokyo has 14 million people. Total cases in the capital now exceed 17,000.
The governor of Tokyo has called on residents to refrain from traveling to other prefectures during the summer holiday season, amid the continued rise in numbers of coronavirus infections in the capital.
Koike Yuriko told reporters on Thursday that people should remain on heightened alert, as the situation in Tokyo is still extremely severe.