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People walk on the Shibuya crossing in Tokyo on Sunday, July 12, 2020. 206 people were infected with the new coronavirus on July 12, over 200 COVID19 cases are reported for the four consecutive days.
People stroll at Shibuya and Harajuku fashion district amid outbreak of the new coronavirus, Tokyo, Japan - 12 Jul 2020
Japan reported 623 new cases in the past day, the health ministry announced on Friday — the highest daily jump in new coronavirus cases since April 10.
The new cases include 286 from Tokyo, the highest daily jump in the capital so far.
The prefectures of Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama, as well as the country’s second-largest city Osaka, also saw their highest number of daily new cases since the country lifted its state of emergency on May 25.
No new deaths were reported across the country, the ministry said.
Japan has a total of 24,185 cases with 998 deaths.
