Coronavirus infections in Japan's Osaka to nearly triple to 1,700 -NHK

Japan's western prefecture of Osaka expects to record about 1,700 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, roughly tripling from a day earlier in their first rise beyond 1,000 since mid-September, public broadcaster NHK said.

The prefecture had 613 cases on Tuesday, NHK added.

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