Japan logs 86 daily COVID cases, fewest since June last year

Japan confirmed 86 daily coronavirus cases Monday, the fewest since June last year and sharply down from a record 25,992 cases reported on Aug. 20 when the country was going through its fifth wave of infections.Infections have been declining steadily across Japan, with Tokyo logging nine cases on Monday for the first drop into the single digits since late May last year. Among other populated prefectures, Osaka and Fukuoka each reported seven cases the same day.Since late August, Japan started showing a steady decline in infections, with some experts attributing the decline to progress in ge…READ FULL ARTICLE