Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 25,000, near record high

Japan's confirmed daily coronavirus cases on Saturday topped 25,000 for the first time since Aug. 26, inching closer to a record-high number, as the Omicron variant rapidly spreads.The tally, based on data provided by local governments across the country, stood at 25,742. Some prefectures reported all-time high numbers of infections, with Osaka and Okinawa confirming 3,692 and 1,829 cases, respectively. Hiroshima reported over 1,000 cases for the first time.The highest daily figure in Japan stood at 25,992, registered on Aug. 20 last year, about two weeks after the closing of the Tokyo Olym…READ FULL ARTICLE