Japan's daily COVID cases top 150,000, new record high

Japan's daily COVID-19 cases on Wednesday topped 150,000, setting a new record high, according to a Kyodo News tally, as the country grapples with its seventh wave of coronavirus infections spurred by the highly transmissible BA.5 Omicron subvariant.A record number of daily cases were reported in around 30 of Japan's 47 prefectures, including Kanagawa, Aichi, Osaka, Hyogo and Okinawa. Tokyo confirmed 20,401 new cases, the first time the capital has seen cases top 20,000 since early February.Tokyo last reported an excess of 20,000 cases on Feb. 5, when it reported 21,110 cases. Four deaths w…READ FULL ARTICLE