NAGOYA Aichi Gov. On July 5th, Hideaki Omura said that the seventh wave of coronaviruses has hit his prefecture as case numbers surge.
A total of 2,481 new infections were confirmed in Aichi Prefecture, 1,108 more than a week ago and the first time since May 26, when 2,015 were reported.
Omura told reporters, This increase is astonishing. We have to say that the seventh wave has come, not a rebound. The number of new daily infections in the prefecture was below 1,000 for the first time in a row in June, and it had been on a downward trend since late May. It started to increase on June 21, and has been increasing week-on-week for 15 straight days. The recent rise is caused by factors such as an increase in the flow of people and that previous versions of the virus are being replaced with the highly contagious BA, according to Aichi Prefectural Government officials. The 5 strain of the omicron variant.