THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 8, 2020 at 17:10 JST
The Tokyo metropolitan government building (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
For the first time since July 1, Tokyo is reporting fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases in a day.
Sources said the government confirmed 75 new infections in the capital on July 8.
After 67 new cases were reported on July 1, Tokyo had six straight days of cases exceeding 100.
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