Tokyo's tally of new coronavirus cases for January tops 30,000

Tokyo's tally of new coronavirus infections for January topped 30,000 on Thursday, with the month already accounting for around a third of the capital's cumulative total, as Japan continues to grapple with a third wave of the pandemic.The capital, which reported 1,471 cases the same day and remains the hardest hit among the country's 47 prefectures, has seen four-digit daily increases almost every day since entering January.Tokyo's monthly tally of new infections now stands at 30,482, accounting for around a third of its total, with the cumulative count at 90,659.A metropolitan government m…READ FULL ARTICLE