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Japan, South Korea hit record new COVID-19 cases
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Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past a Christmas market in Tokyo. Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA-EFE
Dec. 12 (UPI) Japan hit its highest number of daily COVID-19 cases Saturday, topping 3,000 new infections, health officials said.
The country recorded 3,041 new cases and 28 deaths, marking the first time the Japan has topped 3,000 daily cases, according to health authorities.
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In Tokyo, health authorities reported a record 621 cases. Of the new cases, 181 were among people in their 20s, followed by 119 cases among those in their 30s, 89 cases among people in their 40s, and 77 cases among people 65 or older, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Welfare Bureau.