TOKYO, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Japan's daily COVID-19 cases topped 20,000 on Friday, the first time since the pandemic began, with a record high of 5,773 new infections confirmed in Tokyo, according to the Japanese government data.
It is the second time the figure of infections for Tokyo has topped 5,000. The new cases in Tokyo surpassed the previous high of 5,042 logged a week earlier.
The number of severe cases in Tokyo rose to a new record to 227 from the previous high of 218 logged earlier in the week. The seven-day rolling average of infections for Tokyo also increased to 4,155.7 per day, rising 8.8 percent from the previous week.
Japan's number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms also rose to the highest-ever 1,478 nationwide as of Thursday, exceeding the previous record of 1,413 recorded in late May, the health ministry said. Enditem
