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Tokyo Virus Cases Jump to Single-Day Record of Around 360, Media Say

Tokyo virus cases break above 300 for the first time
Governor warns further increases may put brakes on economy

Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan, on July 22.
Photographer: Soichiro Koriyama/Bloomberg

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By Min-Jeong Lee and Aoi Fujimoto

July 23, 2020 at 5:12 AM UTC

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July 23, 2020 at 8:54 AM UTC

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Tokyo found 366 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, a jump in infections that was a record for a single day as a four-day holiday weekend got started in Japan.