Japan confirmed 221,442 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, up by some 26,000 from a week before and the third consecutive day above 200,000.
The daily COVID-19 death toll topped 100 for the fourth straight day, with 122. The number of severely ill patients rose by 30 from Thursday to 376.
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