THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 22, 2022 at 18:54 JST
A news flash of Tokyo’s record-high COVID-19 cases is seen over the busy scramble crossing in Tokyo's Shibuya district on July 21. (Hiroyuki Yamamoto)
Japan saw another alarming record-shattering day for the daily number of new COVID-19 cases on July 22.
Tokyo officials said they confirmed 34,995 new cases that day, up 3,117 from the previous day’s record.
The figure was up 15,936 from the previous Friday.
Officials also confirmed seven deaths in the capital.
Patients in their 20s represented the largest age group at 7,235 new cases, followed by 6,128 in their 30s, 5,897 in their 40s, 4,419 between ages 10 and 19, 3,995 in their 50s and 3,526 under the age of 10.
Additionally, 2,736 people aged 65 or older tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Elsewhere, many prefectures, including Fukui, Hyogo and Kyoto, had another record-setting day.
In Hokkaido, the daily count hit a new record on July 22 for the first time in about five months.
Officials confirmed 4,464 new infection cases. The previous record, 4,097, was made on Feb. 10.
Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki told reporters, “I think this uptick trend will continue for sometime to come.”
In Shiga Prefecture, officials confirmed a record high 1,760 new cases. That broke the previous high of 1,389 cases on Feb. 8.
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