Japan's daily COVID cases hit record high at over 84,000

Japan confirmed more than 84,000 daily coronavirus infections on Saturday, reaching a record high for the fifth straight day, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant continues to spread across the country.The nationwide tally came to 84,936, according to a tally based on reports by prefectural governments. The number has more than tripled from two weeks ago.In Tokyo, the metropolitan government reported an additional 17,433 infections, while Osaka Prefecture counted a record 10,383 cases the same day.The nationwide number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms stood at 734, up 37 fro…READ FULL ARTICLE