Tokyo on Tuesday confirmed 170 additional coronavirus infections, bringing the cumulative total in the capital to 20,987, the highest of Japan's 47 prefectures.
The single-day increase compared with 100 cases reported on Monday and 148 on Sunday. The average daily cases for the past week came to 196.7, the metropolitan government said.
Nationwide, 633 new cases were reported, bringing the total number of infections in Japan to 69,777, including about 700 from the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama in February. The death toll rose to 1,327.
The daily figures reflect the most recent totals reported by local health authorities and medical institutions.
Tokyo hit a monthly record of 8,126 new cases in August. It saw daily cases in triple digits on every day of the month bar one, hitting a record 472 on Aug. 1.
The capital is maintaining its alert at the highest of four levels, meaning "infections are spreading."
The metropolitan government has extended a request until Sept. 15 for establishments serving alcohol and karaoke venues in its 23 wards, in the heart of the capital, to close by 10 p.m. as many cases have spread from there.
Meanwhile, the request for such businesses outside the 23 wards was lifted Tuesday.
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