Tokyo reports over 5,000 COVID-19 cases for 4th straight day

The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 5,074 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, topping the 5,000 level for the fourth straight day.The seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 infections came to 4,719.0 per day, up 11.5 percent from the previous week, according to the capital's government.Nationwide, the number of new infections totaled 25,492, topping the 25,000 mark for the third day in a row.Outside the capital, 2,705 new cases were confirmed in Kanagawa Prefecture, 2,556 in Osaka Prefecture and 1,875 in Saitama Prefecture.Despite anti-virus measures taken under the state of emergency …READ FULL ARTICLE