Japan's daily coronavirus cases top 6,000 for 1st time

Japan's daily coronavirus infections totaled 6,004 cases, topping 6,000 for the first time since the start of the outbreak last year, a Kyodo News tally based on official data showed Wednesday.The latest results, up by more than 1,000 from the previous record of 4,916 logged Tuesday, came a day before Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to declare another state of emergency in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures.As the rapid spread of infections shows no signs of abating across the country, Tokyo and a number of prefectures including Osaka reported record cases Wednesday.The capital's …READ FULL ARTICLE