Photo/Illutration The Tokyo metropolitan government building (Asahi Shimbun file photo)

The number of new COVID-19 infections in Tokyo on June 26 again topped the 50 mark, with 54 confirmed cases reported, sources said.

Forty-eight positive tests for the novel coronavirus were reported in Tokyo on June 25, following 55 the previous day, the highest daily tally for the capital since 57 infections were confirmed on May 5.