Yomiuri reported that Japan confirmed 60,837 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, with Tokyo reporting 11,751, a record high for a Monday. The number of seriously ill patients nationwide rose by 16 from the day before to 783, and 48 people died. Tokyo had 26 seriously ill COVID-19 patients, up by 3 from the previous day, and 1 death. Osaka logged 6,243 new cases on Monday, up 1,443 from a week ago and a record high for a Monday, 60 seriously ill patients, and 4 deaths.