THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 12, 2021 at 18:55 JST
A woman wearing a face mask to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks under the scorching sun in Tokyo on Aug. 11. (AP Photo)
More than 18,000 new cases of novel coronavirus infections were confirmed in Japan on Aug. 12, breaking a record set the previous day.
Tokyo reported 4,989, the second highest on record for the capital. A record 1,654 cases were confirmed in Osaka Prefecture, while 1,040 cases, also a record, were recorded in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Records were again shattered for new daily infections in many prefectures around the country, with 732 in Okinawa, 728 in Hyogo, 372 in Kyoto and 164 in Shiga.
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