Japan logs record daily COVID deaths at 319

Japan reported a record 319 daily coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, topping the 300 mark for the first time, while the number of new infections dropped from a week earlier.According to prefectural data, Osaka marked a record 63 deaths while Tokyo logged 25. The daily death toll broke the previous record of 270 marked last Thursday.The number of patients with severe symptoms totaled 1,504 across the country, up nine from Monday, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said, as COVID-19 case clusters have been reported at welfare facilities for the elderly.Elderly people and those with underlying…READ FULL ARTICLE