TV Asahi reported that according to the MHLW, the number of seriously ill COVID-19 patients nationwide had reached 1,001 as of 12 a.m. on Tuesday, exceeding 1,000 for the first time. Meanwhile, the network also reported that the number of COVID-19 patients recuperating at home in Tokyo reached a record high of 9,442 as of Jan. 18, almost triple the figure recorded on Jan. 1.