[Breaking] Japan's Daily New COVID-19 Cases Near 1,600... Highest in a Week Updated

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] On the 7th, Japan recorded the highest number of new daily confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to NHK on that day, the number of new confirmed cases announced by local governments nationwide (as of 6:30 PM) totaled 1,584, including 462 in Tokyo and 255 in Osaka.

This surpassed the previous highest daily record of 1,580 cases set on the 31st of last month, breaking it within a week.

Since Japan's daily COVID-19 confirmed cases are announced by local governments, the final tally for the day is expected to be much higher than this number.