Tokyo's daily COVID cases top 4,000 for 5th day on last Olympics day

Tokyo, hosting the Olympics while under a state of emergency, confirmed 4,066 new COVID-19 cases on the last day of the games on Sunday, topping 4,000 for the fifth straight day, amid persistent concerns over the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.When the Olympics formally began on July 23, the capital reported 1,359 daily coronavirus cases, with the public fearing infections could hit record highs during the games. Since then, cases have been mostly on the rise.On Thursday, Tokyo's daily reported tally hit a record 5,042, while the nationwide tally hit a record for the fourth s…READ FULL ARTICLE