Tokyo hits record 2,848 virus cases days after Olympic Games begin

It brings Tokyo's total to more than 200,000 since the pandemic began last year.

Tokyo Olympics 2020
The Olympic Rings photographed in Tokyo
AP Tokyo
1 min read Last Updated : Jul 27 2021 | 2:44 PM IST

Tokyo reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus infections Tuesday, days after the Olympics began.

The Japanese capital reported 2,848 new COVID-19 cases, exceeding the earlier record of 2,520 cases from Jan. 7.

It brings Tokyo's total to more than 200,000 since the pandemic began last year.

Tokyo is under its fourth state of emergency that will last through the Olympics and into the Paralympics next month.

Experts have warned the more contagious delta variant could cause a surge during the Olympics, which started Friday.

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First Published: Jul 27 2021 | 2:43 PM IST

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