The number of coronavirus cases in Japan continues to rise, particularly in Tokyo.
Officials confirmed 67 new infections in the capital on Wednesday. That's the highest figure since a nationwide state of emergency was lifted in late May.
Tokyo officials say 58 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Monday. The number of infections has been on the rise in recent days, but the government says there's no need to declare another state of emergency.
The latest figure is slightly smaller than Sunday when the daily tally was the highest since the nationwide state of emergency was fully lifted last month.
Sources with the Tokyo Metropolitan government say 55 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in the capital on Wednesday.
It's the first time since May 5 that the daily figure topped 50. The figure is also the largest since the state of emergency was lifted on May 25.
There were 165 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection reported in Tokyo on Friday. It was the first time in three days that the figure topped 100.
Fewer than 50 new infections were reported on Wednesday and Thursday.
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko reported 201 new cases of coronavirus infection in the city on Friday.
It's the first time the daily figure has topped 200. The total number of infections in Tokyo now stands at 2,796.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says there were 197 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in the Japanese capital on Saturday.
That marks the fourth straight day the daily count has hit a new record high. There were 189 new cases on Friday, 178 on Thursday and 144 on Wednesday.
Sources with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government say 144 more cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed on Wednesday. The figure is the largest for a single day.
The new cases bring the total number of people in Tokyo who've tested positive for the virus to 1,339.
Japanese health authorities confirmed 31 new coronavirus infections on Sunday. This brings the total count to 804, as of Monday morning.
The figure excludes cases linked to the Diamond Princess cruise ship and 14 cases from government-chartered flights from China. The number of cases from the vessel rose by 15 to 712.
Japanese health authorities confirmed 31 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total count to 804.
The figure excludes cases linked to the Diamond Princess cruise ship and 14 cases from government-chartered flights from China. The number of cases from the vessel rose by 15 to 712.
Tokyo metropolitan government officials say eight more people have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The officials say seven of the eight came into close contact with a taxi driver who was found to be infected with the virus on Thursday.
Japan has confirmed three more cases of infection with the new coronavirus, raising the total domestic tally to 14.
The latest confirmations came on Thursday. The three people include a Chinese student who is in her 20s and lives in the western prefecture of Kyoto, a male foreign national in his 50s, who lives in the western prefecture of Mie, and a tour conductor who is in her 30s and resides in the Chinese province of Hunan.
Japan's health ministry officials have confirmed the first two cases of coronavirus infection without any symptoms in the country. They say the cases without signs of infection are the first to be made public outside of China.
The ministry confirmed that three evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan have the new type of coronavirus.
Japan's health ministry has confirmed three new cases of infection with the new-type coronavirus in the country, bringing the total to 11.
The ministry says three evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan have tested positive for the virus.
Japan's health ministry says it has confirmed the country's fourth case of the new coronavirus.
The ministry said on Sunday that the patient is a male tourist in his 40s from the Chinese city of Wuhan.