Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials confirmed 480 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Sunday.

That marks the highest daily figure for a Sunday.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed a record 621 new cases of coronavirus infection in the Japanese capital on Saturday.

The figure topped the previous daily high of 602 recorded on Thursday.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 595 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Friday.

The figure is the second-highest daily figure after the 602 cases reported the previous day.

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.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 572 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday.

The capital's daily tally is the second-largest, following 584 cases reported on Saturday.

Social media accounts and local news stations are chock full of reports about how difficult it is to legally procure a PlayStation 5 during the lead up to the holidays. With tales of Walmart stampedes, scammers using bots to buy up whatever limited supply is available and resellers selling boxes of concrete in place of PS5s, the demand for Sony's latest gaming system is so stratospheric that an unfortunately high number of people have turned to illegal means in order to get their hands on a PS5. The most daring thefts of all are reportedly happening right out of the back of moving semi trucks.

According to a report in The Times, police in the U.K. have gathered up reports of 27 so-called "rollover thefts." Trucks transporting expensive goods, including high-end gaming systems, are boxed-in on the highway on all sides as a car from behind gets so close that a thief, affixed to the car via a rope, can climb right onto the back of the trailer. Yes, sort of like that seemingly ridiculous opening scene from The Fast and The Furious.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 299 new cases of the coronavirus as of 3 p.m. Monday.

This marks the first time since November 24 that the figure was below 300. The number of cases confirmed on Mondays is usually lower because many medical institutions are closed on weekends.

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 Tokyo Metropolitan Government says 449 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported on Friday.

This is the third day in a row that the daily case count has exceeded 400 in the Japanese capital.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 533 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday.

The daily tally for the previous day was 500.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu has declined to comment on media reports that Tokyo prosecutors want to question former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo about the annual parties for his supporters.

Kato said the matter is related to the activities of the investigative authorities.

In Japan, health authorities are taking more measures against the virus as infections rise... with Tokyo reporting 500 new cases on Wednesday.

More than 41,000 people have now tested positive for the virus in the capital. Fifty-nine are currently in serious condition.

The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 372 new coronavirus cases in the capital on Tuesday.

That was the highest number ever reported on a Tuesday, surpassing the 309 confirmed on August 4.

Japanese public health officials are battling a rise in coronavirus cases. They say 311 new infections were confirmed in the metropolis on Monday.

The officials say 70 people are now in serious condition. That's the highest figure since a nationwide state of emergency was lifted in late May.