The Tokyo Metropolitan Government building, center, and other high-rise buildings in Shinjuku Ward are seen in this aerial photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in April 2020. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

       TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 660 more coronavirus infections in Japan's capital on July 2.

       The new cases came after Tokyo recorded 673 infections on July 1. The city is under quasi-emergency measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infections.

       In June, the capital recorded a total of 12,979 new coronavirus cases, or an average of 432.6 cases per day, down from the daily average of 705.8 in May.

       Tokyo saw a monthly high of 39,664 new virus cases in January -- an average of 1,279.5 infections per day, and the highest single-month total since the pandemic began in spring 2020.

       By July 1, a total of 2,236 people had died of COVID-19 in Tokyo.

       Tokyo has recorded 175,267 infections to date, the most of any of Japan's 47 prefectures. As of July 1, there were 1,557 COVID-19 patients in hospital, 51 with severe symptoms.

       (Mainichi)

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