Tokyo reports record 2,447 new coronavirus infections

Tokyo reported a record 2,447 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, metropolitan government officials said, hours before Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Thursday evening.The tally was up sharply from the previous record of 1,591 cases logged Wednesday, as the resurgence in infections in the capital and other parts of Japan shows no signs of abating.Nationwide infections also set a record of 7,525 cases, up from 6,004 the previous day.Tokyo and neighboring Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, all of which are covered by the …READ FULL ARTICLE