### [2021-08-13](/feed/2021/08/13/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# Japan reports a record 20,365 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. It is also the first time that the country has reported more than 20,000 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. 




### Sources:

1. [Jiji Press](https://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2021081301087)

### Changes:

1. Japan reports a record 20,365 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including 5,773 cases in Tokyo. It is the first time that the country has reported 20,000 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.  _2021-08-13 21:07:20 (First version)_
2. Thailand reports a record 23,418 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours for the second day a row, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 863,189.  _2021-08-13 21:07:21 (Update)_
2. Japan reports a record 20,365 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. It is also the first time that the country has reported more than 20,000 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.  _(Current version)_

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