The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 1,359 daily coronavirus cases Friday amid public concern that infections could hit record highs during the Olympics, which opened in the capital the same day.The latest figure represents an increase of 88 from Friday last week, bringing the seven-day rolling average of cases to 1,386 per day, up 46.5 percent from the previous week. Tokyo is currently under a fourth COVID-19 state of emergency until Aug. 22.While the number was down from the 1,979 cases reported the previous day, the highest since mid-January, a metropolitan government official attr…READ FULL ARTICLE
