Tokyo's New Coronavirus Cases Top 2,000 for 1st Time
Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo confirmed over 2,000 new coronavirus infection cases Thursday, informed sources said.
Tokyo's daily count topped 2,000 for the first time, hitting a new high for the second straight day.
(2021/01/07-13:57)
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