THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 17, 2021 at 15:51 JST
University applicants maintain distance from each other as they wait to enter a venue for preliminary entrance examinations in Tokyo on Jan. 16. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Tokyo confirmed 1,592 new cases of novel coronavirus infections on Jan. 17, down from 1,809 on the previous day but the highest for a Sunday.
The previous record for a Sunday was 1,494 logged a week ago.
The capital listed 138 patients in serious condition, up two from the previous day.
Tokyo defines serious cases as those requiring a ventilator or a machine called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), which circulates blood through an artificial lung.
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