Kyodo News reports on the matter
It will be the first time that the Japanese capital exceeds the 1,000 mark and it adds to more uncertainty in the country as the new year approaches.
Despite the Japanese government throwing massive amounts of stimulus at the problem, the health crisis is still the main problem that they have to tackle first and foremost. There is now a growing fear that Tokyo hospitals may be overwhelmed soon enough.
The latest on Japan's virus situation as of yesterday:
Update: Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike, is now out saying that the Japanese capital is likely to report about 1,300 cases - a record - with the official tally expected to be announced some time later this evening.
Update #2: Tokyo officially reports 1,337 new coronavirus cases for today.