Japan’s daily COVID-19 infections rise, hit record of 15,753

Tokyo, Aug 7 (UNI/Xinhua) Japan’s daily COVID-19 infections hit a record high of 15,753 on Saturday for the fourth consecutive day, while the number of people hospitalized in Tokyo also reached a fresh high, local media reported Saturday.
Tokyo, hosting the Olympics while under a state of emergency, reported 4,566 daily COVID-19 cases on Saturday, exceeding 4,000 cases for the fourth straight day.
Strains are growing over hospitals in Tokyo, as the number of inpatients hit 3,485, which surpassed the record of 3,427 in early January.
The latest figures are released a day after Japan’s cumulative total of confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 1 million.