Tokyo has recorded 224 new cases of coronavirus infection on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK said, marking a new daily record in Japan's capital since the crisis began.
A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a torii gate of a shrine, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
TOKYO - Tokyo has recorded 224 new cases of coronavirus infection on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK said, marking a new daily record in Japan’s capital since the crisis began. The total confirmed cases surpassed the previous record of 206 recorded on April 17 when Tokyo and other major population centres were under a state of emergency.
Positive cases in Tokyo have ticked up in recent weeks as health authorities stepped up targeted testing among workers in the entertainment districts of Shinjuku and Ikebukuro.Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim and Rocky Swift in Tokyo; Editing by Jacqueline Wong
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