This was reported by TASS with reference to the country's Ministry of Health.

It is clarified that at least 6001 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Japan over the past day, which has become a new anti-record. 

Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 260 thousand patients with coronavirus have been recorded in the country.

During the day in Japan, 65 infected people died, the total number of deaths reached 3834.

Earlier it was reported that a British strain of coronavirus was found in Japan.