Tokyo Olympics see 24 more COVID cases, highest daily count

The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee on Thursday reported 24 more COVID-19 cases associated with the games, the highest daily count since infections began being compiled from the start of this month.The 24 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 193, include three athletes from overseas in Tokyo for the Olympics, which opened last Friday following an unprecedented one-year postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic. The committee said the three were all staying in the athletes' village.Two people from overseas involved with the Olympics have been hospitalized so far, neither in serious …READ FULL ARTICLE