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hailstorm
New Stage 4 promotions for Nara, Kumamoto, and Tottori. Several other prefectures are closing, including Yamanashi, which has been held up as a model in preventing infections via their restaurant certification system.
Kagawa moves up to Stage 3, bringing the total number of Stage 3 and above prefectures to 26.
Okinawa further extends its lead over Tokyo in weekly infections per 100K of population, 164.97 to 156.13.
New Stage 4 promotion for Yamanashi, while Kumamoto just barely drops back to Stage 3. Could see several more Stage 4 promtions today.
Saga moves up to Stage 3, bringing the total number of Stage 3 and above prefectures to 27.
Okinawa further extends its lead over Tokyo in weekly infections per 100K of population, 171.37 to 161.63. Way out in the distance, Kanagawa has begun its kick, shooting up to 96.91 after a record setting 1686 (very impressive to set a record on a Monday, which traditionally has the lowest number of tests recorded). Kanagawa also had the dubious distinction of being the prefecture that lead the nation in deaths yesterday, with five.
Total COVID-related deaths recorded across the nation yesterday were 11, and over 700 concurrent critical cases were reached for the first time since June.