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Japanese capital sees more than 100 new coronavirus cases, most in two months
Tokyo’s daily count last topped 100 on May 2. On Wednesday, it confirmed 67 new cases.
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Tokyo confirmed 107 more novel coronavirus infections on Thursday, a Tokyo government official said, the highest daily tally in two months in the city at the centre of Japan’s outbreak.
The jump comes after the city of 14 million had initially sought to hold new daily cases at fewer than 20 after the government lifted a state of emergency on May 25, only to see its tally consistently exceed 50 over the past week.
Tokyo’s daily count last topped 100 on May 2. On Wednesday, it confirmed 67 new cases.
As infections surpass the city government’s initial target, two weeks into its final phase of loosening of virus curbs, officials have repeatedly said they see no need to declare a new state of emergency.
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