Tokyo confirmed 143 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, marking the highest rate of increase on record, metropolitan government officials said.Meanwhile, the number of people with the pneumonia-causing coronavirus who have died in Japan topped 100 on Sunday, according to a new tally.Sunday's new figure in Tokyo brought the total number of virus infections confirmed in the Japanese capital to 1,033, a development that could step up calls for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency.This follows 117 cases in Tokyo on Saturday, the first time the daily increase had topped 10…READ FULL ARTICLE
