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Tokyo’s coronavirus cases dip to 100 as US Navy in Japan reports 12 new infections

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The U.S. military in Japan reported 13 new infections Monday: 12 at Yokosuka Naval Base and one at the Marine Corps’ Camp Courtney on Okinawa.
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. The number of new coronavirus cases in Japan’s capital city fell to 100 on Monday, the lowest daily count in a week, according to public broadcaster NHK. Meanwhile, the U. S. military in Japan reported 13 new infections Monday: 12 at Yokosuka Naval Base and one at the Marine Corps’ Camp Courtney on Okinawa. All the individuals who tested positive were already in quarantine, according to those installations. The new cases in Tokyo on Monday pushed the pandemic total to 20,817, according to NHK, which cited the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The daily count has been higher than 100 for seven consecutive days; it peaked at 472 cases on Aug.

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