Japan's daily coronavirus cases top 1,000 for 1st time

The number of fresh cases of novel coronavirus confirmed Wednesday in Japan topped 1,000 for the first time as a resurgence of infections has begun to expand beyond Tokyo.The record single-day tally of 1,260 as of midnight, based on information given by local authorities, came after prefectures other than Tokyo with huge urban populations, including Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka, reported their highest numbers of infections.Iwate, which had been the last prefecture to report no coronavirus infections, confirmed its first two cases on Wednesday. The nationwide cumulative tally reached over 34,100…READ FULL ARTICLE