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COVID-19 serious cases continue to rise in Japan

Japan's Health Ministry officials have confirmed the number of patients with serious conditions has topped 1,000 -- the highest since the start of the pandemic. Despite a state of emergency in place for Tokyo and 10 other prefectures, rates continue to escalate. The total number of people who have tested positive stands at more than 340,000 nationwide. Authorities say medical capacities are strained in many parts of the country. It's been 11 days since Tokyo, the biggest hotspot, was put under the emergency declaration. Yet Tuesday saw 1,240 new cases confirmed in the capital.
・ Health Ministry officials　保健所
・strained　〔ロープなどが〕ピンと張った　〔筋肉などが〕緊張した
〔事態・雰囲気・人間関係などが〕張り詰めた、緊迫した、ぎくしゃくした、ピリピリした
・emergency declaration　緊急事態宣言

The daily tally topped 1,000 for the seventh straight day. Local governments are taking their own actions in responding to the pandemic. Hiroshima Prefecture in western Japan decided to conduct large-scale PCR tests targeting 800,000 citizens as early as next month. But officials say the fight against the virus needs to be stepped up, as new evidence shows that a more contagious strain could be spreading within Japan.
・daily tally　毎日の集計、記録
・tally　集計、計算、記録
・strain（細菌やウィルスの）株、菌株
　緊張や負担という意味もありますが菌という意味もある。
・contagious　人から人への接触によって直接感染する、接触伝染性

Three adults in central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture were confirmed on Monday to be infected with the new variant first found in the UK. It's the first time that people with no clear transmission route have been diagnosed with the variant. The World Health Organization says the new variant can spread more quickly. An infectious disease expert says it changes the outlook on the pandemic.
・varient　変異種
・The World Health Organization　WHO　世界保健機関

Professor Hamada Atsuo of Tokyo Medical University said, "It's becoming very hard for us to imagine how the current third wave will turn out. But I think the period of the pandemic might linger."
Hamada says people must prioritize basic preventive measures, like wearing masks and washing hands.
・linger　長居する、居残る、残存する、後に残る
・prioritize　～を優先する［させる］、優先順位をつける
・preventive　形　予防する、防止する　〔敵の攻撃などを〕妨げる、阻止する〔薬などが病気の〕予防の

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