Aug 12 (Jiji) - Japan newly confirmed 15,812 coronavirus infection cases Wednesday, marking a single-day record.
Infections are increasing not only in the Tokyo metropolitan area but also in other areas. The prefectures of Osaka, Shizuoka, Mie, Shiga, Kyoto, Nara, Ehime, Kumamoto and Kagoshima reported record numbers.
According to the health ministry, the number of severely ill COVID-19 patients in Japan rose by 102 from Tuesday to 1,332.
Source: ANNnewsCH