Japan sees 176,554 new COVID cases, ends 4-day streak of record highs

Japan's daily COVID-19 cases stood at 176,554 on Sunday, according to a Kyodo News tally, ending a four-day streak of record highs amid a seventh wave of infections linked to the spread of the BA.5 Omicron subvariant.The figure, which marks the highest number of cases recorded for a Sunday, was down from a record 200,975 logged a day earlier.Tokyo, which made up 28,112 of the new cases, also saw numbers falling below the 30,000 mark for the first time in four days. The capital reached a new all-time high of 34,995 on Friday."We expect the number of new infections to continue to rise. The go…READ FULL ARTICLE