Tokyo confirmed 6,922 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, about the same level as the week before, amid fears of another wave of infections.
The figure is 46 fewer than the tally reported last Tuesday, after the daily case total showed a week-on-week increase for five straight days through Monday.
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