For the first time in two months the number of cases coronavirus broke, hitting 100,000 within 24 hours, Kyodo news agency reported. 111 patients succumbed to COVID-19.
The outbreak of infections follows the decision of the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to abolish border controls and to promote a travel subsidy program to boost tourism last month.
As the country prepares for the so-called eighth wave of the pandemic, the number of cases of SARS-CoV-2 recorded yesterday (105,184) it was the highest in 24 hours from September 14 (100,260).
Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island and a popular tourist destination, recorded 10,906 infections, an unprecedented number.
The official tally of victims of the new coronavirus pandemic in the archipelago has reached 47,826 dead in a total of 23.42 million infections, according to data from the Japanese Ministry of Health.
Source: News Beast
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