Tokyo reports over 1,300 daily COVID cases, topping 1,000 for 1st time

The daily number of coronavirus infections totaled 1,337 in Tokyo on Thursday, metropolitan government officials said, exceeding the 1,000 mark for the first time since the pandemic began earlier this year and deepening concerns about hospital capacity.Nationwide, the number of daily cases topped 4,000 for the first time, with record new cases also reported in Fukuoka, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa and Gifu prefectures, according to a Kyodo News tally of figures announced by local governments.The nationwide tally of 4,518 compares with the previous record of 3,881 reported on Saturday, with the …READ FULL ARTICLE