Tokyo reports 78 new COVID-19 cases, highest since early October

Tokyo on Friday reported 78 new cases of the coronavirus, the highest number since early October amid a gradual rebound in infections with the spread of the Omicron variant, bringing the nationwide daily tally to 510.For 2021, the Japanese capital, which hosted the Olympics from late July to early August, saw a more than fivefold increase in COVID-19 cases from a year earlier to 322,766, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government.Compared with many other countries, Japan's confirmed COVID-19 cases in recent weeks have been much lower, but the community spread of the Omicron variant has …READ FULL ARTICLE