People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of COVID-19 rest in Chiba, Japan. (Photo: AP-Yonhap News)
The number of coronavirus infections confirmed in Japan has topped 100,000.
According to health ministry figures released Friday, 808 new cases were reported the previous day, bringing the COVID-19 caseload to 100,334.
The tally included 712 people from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that docked there earlier this year.
The overall death toll, meanwhile, is nearing 1,800.
Japan issued a nationwide state of emergency in April and May, and said it experienced a less serious second wave in August.
But since then, it has been seeing a slight uptrend in new cases in northern prefectures, setting off concerns over a surge in the winter.
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