Tokyo reported fourteen new coronavirus infections on Sunday, just a day after the capital reported single-digit daily figures for two days in a row, according to public broadcaster NHK.
Meanwhile, the Chiba Prefectural Government said Sunday that no new cases had been reported there Sunday — meaning zero cases had been reported in the prefecture for three days in a row.
On Saturday, Tokyo reported two cases, the lowest single-day tally since Japan declared a state of emergency last month. Sunday's numbers came a day ahead of a widely expected announcement by the government that it would lift restrictions on the capital and four other prefectures.