Japan recorded 430 new coronavirus cases Friday, its health ministry said — the first time the country has registered more than 400 daily new infections since April 24, when it was still under a state of emergency over the pandemic.

The nationwide total includes Tokyo’s 243 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, the highest daily jump in new cases in the capital since the outbreak began.

The total number of people infected by the virus in the country so far stands at 21,841 with 995 deaths.

CNN