July 16 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Japanese health authorities have confirmed this Sunday the historical record of daily infections in a single day in Japan, with 110,000 cases registered throughout the country, accompanied by an increase in seriously ill patients.
The previous record was around 104,000 infections, set on February 3 during the sixth wave of the virus, according to data collected by the official Kyodo news agency.
A total of 114 people are currently experiencing severe symptoms of COVID-19, seven more than on Friday, according to the Health Ministry.
As the medical system is currently able to maintain services, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has indicated that the government is not considering restricting people’s movement so far and will maintain a balance of socio-economic activities and measures to prevent infections from spreading. spread.
The country has confirmed 9.7 million cases and 31,443 deaths as a result of the pandemic since the beginning of the crisis.
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