Tokyo Olympics Cases Jump as Games Start, Athletes Infected
- Covid-19 cases linked to the Games rises to 110 infections
- Nineteen new cases connected to Olympics disclosed on Friday
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Japan’s Olympics organizers reported a record number of new daily coronavirus infections linked to the Games, including three athletes, bringing the total to 110 just hours before the opening ceremony is scheduled to start in a nearly empty stadium in Tokyo.
Nineteen new Covid-19 cases connected to the event were reported on Friday, the highest daily figure since organizers started disclosing the data this month. One of the infected athletes is residing in the Olympic Village.