The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 708 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Sunday.
The daily tally is the highest ever for a Sunday and topped 700 for the fifth straight day.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says 888 new cases of coronavirus infection, a new daily high, were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Thursday.
The previous record was 821, marked a week ago.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 748 new coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital on Wednesday. It's the second highest figure after last Thursday's record of 821.
The daily tally last surpassed 700 on Saturday, when 736 cases were confirmed.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Monday confirmed 392 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital.
That is the highest figure announced on a Monday since the pandemic began. The Monday number is usually lower because many medical institutions are closed on weekends.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun offering free hotel rooms over the New Year to people hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo officials are working with local welfare offices and support groups to allow people who lost their homes to stay at business hotels free of charge from Monday until January 19.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Sunday reported 556 new coronavirus cases in the capital.
That's the highest number announced on a Sunday. The daily tally has now topped 500 for five straight days.
A support group consisting of a labor union and NPOs has provided consultations in central Tokyo to people who have lost their jobs or part of their income because of the pandemic.
Scores of people showed up at the event in Hibiya Park in the capital's business district.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 736 new coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital on Saturday. It's the second highest figure after Thursday's record of 822.
The daily tally has topped 600 for four days in a row.
Six railway operators in the Tokyo metropolitan area say they will not run services late into the night on New Year's Eve and early on New Year's Day due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The companies include East Japan Railway and Tokyo Metro.
The cumulative total of coronavirus cases in Tokyo has now surpassed 50,000. With the New Year fast approaching, many are concerned pressure on the health care system will only grow.
Tokyo reported 664 new coronavirus cases on Friday --- after seeing record-breaking numbers the day before.
A strong earthquake has rocked Tokyo's Toshima Island. It registered five minus on Japan's seismic intensity scale of zero to seven.
The quake occurred at around 6:09 p.m. on Friday, local time.
A Japanese expressway operator says its work to dig an underground tunnel likely caused a cave-in in a residential area of western Tokyo.
East Nippon Expressway announced interim findings of its probe into the matter on Friday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 664 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Friday.
The figure has topped 600 for the third day in a row.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed a record 822 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Thursday.
The figure surpasses the previous record of 678 new infections reported on Wednesday.