Tokyo reported 2,447 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, fewer than the number a week earlier, while the capital and other hard-hit areas continued to grapple with its largest wave of infections yet.
Monday’s figure was down from 2,962 cases reported on Aug. 16.
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