Pedestrians wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walk at a shopping district on the first day after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures, in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2022. REUTERS FILE PHOTO
TOKYO — The number of people in Japan infected with the novel coronavirus had hit an all-time high of over 108,000 as of 6:10 p.m. Saturday, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun tally, surpassing the previous record-high of 104,202 on February 5.
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