Nationwide daily cases of infections with the novel coronavirus exceeded 100,000 for the first time Thursday, according to the tally compiled by The Yomiuri Shimbun.
The cumulative nationwide number exceeded 3 million the same day. It took about 5-1/2 months for the figure to rise from 1 million to 2 million, but it has only taken a further 14 days to hit the 3 million.
Tokyo confirmed 20,679 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus, topping 20,000 for the second consecutive day.
