Japan Tokyo reports 4,166 new COVID-19 cases, highest ever recorded

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Tokyo, Japan, where the Olympics are being held, has reached a new high again.

According to Japanese public broadcasting on the 4th, Tokyo reported 4,166 new COVID-19 cases. This surpasses the previous daily record of 4,058 cases set on the 31st of last month. It is an increase of 457 cases compared to the previous day and 989 cases compared to the same day of the previous week.

Meanwhile, it has been reported that a COVID-19 cluster infection occurred for the first time at the Tokyo Olympic Village in Harumi, Tokyo.