People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk in the Asakusa area of Tokyo on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

       TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 714 coronavirus infections in Japan's capital on June 30 -- the first time for the daily tally to top 700 since May 26.

       The new cases came after the Japanese capital recorded 476 infections on June 29. Tokyo is under quasi-emergency measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infections.

       In the first week of June, Tokyo recorded an average of 422.9 new infections per day, before the figure declined to 380.4 in the second week, rose slightly to 391.9 in the third, and rose again to 489 in the fourth. The figures were 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 June 29, a total of 2,231 people had died of COVID-19 in Tokyo.

       To date, Tokyo has recorded 173,934 infections, the most of any of Japan's 47 prefectures. As of June 29, there were 1,510 COVID-19 patients in hospital, 43 with severe symptoms.

       (Mainichi)

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