Workers disinfect at Osaka City Juso Hospital ahead of reopening of outpatient care in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture on July 9, 2020. The hospital is accepting patients of coronavirus and has been closed to outpatients, however is scheduled to reopen on July 27 as the number of coronavirus patients are decreasing. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
Osaka, the second largest prefecture in Japan, announced its highest daily total of new coronavirus cases yet, half of which it said were still untraceable.
Japan recorded 510 coronavirus cases on Sunday, the Health Ministry said in a statement released today. Osaka confirmed 89 infections on Sunday, including 59 untraceable cases.
This is the highest daily figure reported in the prefecture since April 9.
Another 188 cases were reported in Tokyo on Sunday, the first time in four days that the number fell below 200, the statement read.
No new deaths were reported on Sunday.
The total number of confirmed cases across Japan is now 25,808, which includes 25,096 land cases and 712 cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
