Tokyo Finds 107 Virus Cases, Urges Caution Over Growing Outbreak

  • First time since early May for capital to have over 100 cases
  • Spike follows continued increase of cases over the past week

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Tokyo found 107 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the most since early May, with authorities urging residents to take extra caution as infections continue to increase in the capital.

The figure is the highest since May 2, when the city was still in the midst of its state of emergency. Tokyo has reported more than 50 cases every day for the past week.