Health authorities in Japan reported a record 2,811 new cases of the coronavirus nationwide on Wednesday.
That is the highest daily tally so far in the country, surpassing the previous record of 2,678 confirmed on November 28.
Health authorities in Japan reported a record 2,796 new cases of coronavirus nationwide on Wednesday.
That is the highest daily tally so far in the country, surpassing the previous record of 2,678 confirmed on November 28.
Japanese authorities reported more than 2,700 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. That's a record daily tally. The healthcare system is threatening to buckle under the weight of the spike.
Medical teams from the Self-Defense Forces have begun assisting frontline workers at two facilities in the country's north hit with cluster infections.
Japan's Environment Ministry says the country's greenhouse gas emissions for the fiscal year that ended in March hit a record low.
The ministry's preliminary figures show Japan's domestic emissions in fiscal 2019 amounted to a carbon dioxide equivalent of 1.213 billion tons. That's down 34 million tons, or 2.7 percent, from the previous year and is the sixth straight annual decline.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 584 cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Saturday, a new record.
The highest figure to date was marked on Friday last week, when 570 cases were confirmed.
The number of seriously ill patients with COVID-19 across Japan hit 472 on Monday. That's a new record high, and the health minister says it's another sign the situation is growing more serious.
Health Minister Tamura Norihisa said, "The number of people in serious condition tends to lag behind new cases. So the fact that serious ones have increased to nearly 500 means we're facing a sense of crisis."
Japan's health minister Tamura Norihisa says he has a sense of crisis over a record number of seriously-ill coronavirus patients across the country.
The number of patients being treated at intensive care units or with ventilators hit 472 on Monday, the highest ever.
A record 2,684 people were found to have been infected with the coronavirus in Japan on Saturday.
Fourteen deaths have also been reported.
The daily number of new coronavirus cases in Japan has been hovering near record levels. More than 2,500 cases have been confirmed so far on Friday.
Tokyo set a new daily record with 570 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the capital to nearly 40,000.
Tokyo's daily tally of coronavirus infections reached an all-time high of 570 cases on Friday. The previous record was 539, reported last Saturday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says the newly confirmed cases involve people aged under 10 to over 100.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 314 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Monday.
The daily tally topped 300 for a sixth straight day.
Officials in Japan reported a record 2,596 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday.
Twelve people in six prefectures died of the disease, including three in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido.
The number of new cases of coronavirus in Japan hit a record of 2,560 on Saturday including Osaka Prefecture with 415, also a record high.
Japanese officials are looking at how to respond to the coronavirus, which is now rapidly spreading through parts of the country. Officials confirmed more than 2,400 infections on Friday -- the highest daily tally ever.
Five prefectures, including Osaka, also broke records, prompting governors to raise the alarm. Many are pointing to the risk of eating out. Officials in the western prefecture are asking residents to eat in smaller groups and for shorter periods of time.