In Tokyo, on the eve of the opening of the Olympic Games, there was the highest number of coronavirus infections in the last six months. This was reported by local health authorities talking about 1,979 new cases of Covid in the last 24 hours, the highest figure since January. This is an increase of over 600 infections compared to last week and 147 cases compared to yesterday.
Of the new cases, eleven involve athletes who came to Tokyo to participate in the Olympics.