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Sunday, August 9, 2020

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4TH DAY TOPPING 300 Tokyo reports 331 new cases; highest is 20-29 age bracket August 9, 2020 Tokyo logged 331 new COVID-19 cases on Aug. 9, the fourth day in a row the daily count exceeded 300, metropolitan officials said. It also marked the 13th consecutive day the number in the capital has topped 200.
OKINAWA HIT HARD Saitama, 2 other prefectures see daily highs in COVID-19 cases August 9, 2020 New daily highs for COVID-19 cases were reported in Saitama, Kanagawa and Yamaguchi prefectures on Aug. 8, as the nationwide total hit 1,570, the fifth consecutive day the count has topped 1,000.

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