Tokyo logs 27,676 new cases
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The omicron variant of the novel coronavirus is seen in an electron micrograph.
17:15 JST, August 19, 2022
Tokyo logged 27,676 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Friday, up by 7,275 from the same day last week and marking the first week-on-week increase in four days.
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