Tokyo reported 33,466 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, up from 32,698 a week earlier, along with 12 deaths.
The deaths included eight people in their 80s, three people in their 90s and one person who was over 100 years old, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases rose to 31,687.7, up from 23,068 a week ago. Twenty-four patients have serious symptoms based on the metropolitan government's criteria, from from 26 reported a day earlier.
Elsewhere, Okinawa Prefecture logged a record 5,762 cases, while Gunma Prefecture saw 2,323 and two deaths.
The BA.5 subvariant of the omicron variant is driving a record-setting wave of infections across Japan, with nationwide counts reaching over 200,000 in recent days.
Still, the central government has said it will not restrict people's social activities or ask businesses to curb hours, although it will give prefectural governors more authority to implement anti-virus measures based on the local situation.
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