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Tokyo daily COVID-19 cases total 1,359 – Metro US

Tokyo daily COVID-19 cases total 1,359

Passersby wearing protective face masks walk under the street decoration
Passersby wearing protective face masks walk under the street decoration of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo

TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo reported 1,359 COVID-19 cases on Friday, part of a wave of infection in the capital as the Olympic Games kick off.

Tokyo reported 1,979 cases on Thursday, the highest level since January.

(Reporting by Sam Nussey, Editing by William Maclean)