Japan’s new crown confirmed a new high in a single day Japanese media: the seventh wave of the epidemic struck
China News Service, July 17. According to Kyodo News, Japan added 110,676 new confirmed cases of the new crown on July 16, a single-day high, and has exceeded 100,000 for two consecutive days.
Specifically, the number of confirmed cases that day was 18,919 in Tokyo, 12,351 in Osaka, 7,638 in Kanagawa, and 7,269 in Aichi.
The report pointed out that since July, the number of infections across Japan has surged, and the seventh wave of the epidemic has hit a full-scale, and it is impossible to predict when the peak will be reached. Previously, the number of confirmed cases at the peak of the sixth wave of the epidemic was regarding 104,000 on February 3, and the number of infections has gradually decreased since then.
The surge in infections was due to the rapid spread of Omicron BA.5, the report said. In addition, the gradual weakening of the protective effect of the vaccine over time is also a factor in the increase in cases.
