Japan reports no new Covid-19 deaths for the first time in 3 months
Coronavirus chronicle
08 June, 2020, 03:50 pm
Last modified: 08 June, 2020, 05:46 pm
A total of 38 new infections were recorded on Sunday, according to the country's health ministry
A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks at Ginza shopping and amusement district in Tokyo, Japan April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Japan recorded no new coronavirus deaths on Sunday - the first time this has happened since March 6, around the time when the pandemic saw infection rates soar in the country.
A total of 38 new infections were recorded on Sunday, according to the country's health ministry, reports the CNN.
This brings the national total to 17,886 cases and 929 deaths, including the 712 infections and 13 fatalities from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was docked in quarantine off Yokohama Bay for two weeks in February.
Japan has recorded fewer than 100 new cases per day since May 14.
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