Tokyo COVID-19 New Cases 584... Highest Daily Count

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Tokyo Metropolis, the capital of Japan, has reached a record high.

According to NHK and others on the 5th, Tokyo Metropolis authorities announced that as of 3 p.m. that day, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases reported in the metropolis was 43,377, an increase of 584 from the previous day. This is the highest daily case count, surpassing the 570 cases recorded on the 27th of last month.

Meanwhile, the recent daily new cases in Tokyo Metropolis were 372 on the 1st, 500 on the 2nd, 533 on the 3rd, and 449 on the 4th.