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19-01-2022, 09:37 PM
Sapporo, Jan. 19 (Jiji Press)--Hokkaido is expected to report over 1,000 new cases of coronavirus infection on Wednesday, a daily record high for the northernmost Japan prefecture, people familiar with the matter said.
More than 650 of them are in the prefectural capital of Sapporo, a record high for the city, the people said.
Hokkaido's current record is 727 cases marked on May 21 last year.
The number of new cases topped 100 for the first time in about four months on Jan. 8. The figure exceeded 600 for four days in a row until Tuesday.
The hospital bed occupancy rate stood at 14.3 pct as of Monday. Hokkaido plans to ask the government to add it to the COVID-19 pre-emergency list if the rate hits 20 pct.
More than 650 of them are in the prefectural capital of Sapporo, a record high for the city, the people said.
Hokkaido's current record is 727 cases marked on May 21 last year.
The number of new cases topped 100 for the first time in about four months on Jan. 8. The figure exceeded 600 for four days in a row until Tuesday.
The hospital bed occupancy rate stood at 14.3 pct as of Monday. Hokkaido plans to ask the government to add it to the COVID-19 pre-emergency list if the rate hits 20 pct.
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