Tokyo records most number of COVID cases on Tuesday

July 27, 2021 14:37

Taiwan's Kuo Hsing-Chun won the gold medal in the women's 59kg weightlifting event at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.

Turkmenistan's Polina Guryeva won the silver medal and Japan's Mikiko Andoh the bronze.

Olympic host city Tokyo reported a record number of coronavirus cases on Tuesday even as athletes continued to compete across the city in the fourth day of the Games.

Tokyo, which remains under a state of emergency, reported 2,848 daily cases on Tuesday, in line with warnings by health experts that seasonal factors, increased mobility, and the spread of variants would lead to a rebound in COVID-19 this summer.

Tokyo's virus cases are counted separately from those reported in the Olympic village. Athletes and other officials who have travelled from abroad to participate in the Games are separated from the public, and spectators have been banned from most venues.

Games organisers have reported a total of 155 cases associated with the Olympics.

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