Tokyo's monthly tally of coronavirus cases tops 10,000 for 1st time

Tokyo's monthly tally of new cases of the novel coronavirus topped 10,000 for the first time Sunday, as the capital reported 556 fresh cases amid a resurgence of infections.The tally for December, which now stands at 10,507, had already hit 9,951 as of Saturday and risen above the record 9,857 cases logged for the full month of November.Sunday's figure comes a day after the capital confirmed its second-highest daily increase of 736 on Saturday, bringing its seven-day rolling average to 603, the highest to date.The number of new infections was also the highest recorded for a Sunday, which us…READ FULL ARTICLE