Japan recorded 2,950 new Covid-19 cases and 39 virus-related deaths on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement released Monday.
This is a drop from Friday, when Japan reported the highest single-day infection number at 3,823.
The total number of confirmed cases nationwide now stands at 220,948, while the death toll has reached 3,265, according to the ministry.
A total of 659 patients, or five more compared with Saturday, are currently in serious condition, the ministry added.
UK variant: Starting Monday, Japan has banned foreign nationals from entering the country through the end of January after several cases of the Covid-19 variant were recorded in the country, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.
The United Kingdom announced last week that it had detected a new, more contagious coronavirus variant, which has since been detected in more than a dozen countries.