August 19
Japan reported a record 255,534 new coronavirus cases across the country on Thursday. A total of 287 people died due to the virus.
Twenty-one of Japan's 47 prefectures logged their highest daily tallies. There are 610 seriously ill patients on ventilators or ECMO heart-lung machines.
Meanwhile, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 27,453 new cases on Thursday, a decrease of about 3,800 from a week ago.
It cites the record number of 4,442 hospitalized patients in the capital as of Wednesday.
NHK
