(Observer Network) According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report on July 16, Tokyo, Japan today reported 1,271 new cases of new coronary pneumonia infection.
As of today, Tokyo has exceeded 1,000 new infections for three consecutive days. On the 14th, the number of new cases in Tokyo exceeded 1,000 again after two months, reaching 1,149. There were 1,308 cases on the 15th. The notice stated that the number of confirmed cases exceeded 1,000 for three consecutive days, which is the first time since the third wave of the epidemic at the beginning of the year.
It is reported that compared with July 9 a week ago, the number of new infections in Tokyo increased by 449 times, and the epidemic is still spreading rapidly.
As of the 16th, in the past seven days, the average daily number of new infections in Tokyo was 946.3, breaking the peak of the fourth wave of the epidemic in Japan from April to May this year.
Currently, the total number of confirmed cases in Tokyo is 186,698. The number of severe cases decreased by 4 compared with the 15th to 53. Another death was a man in his 70s.
report also mentioned that among the new cases on the 16th, 303 were confirmed to be infected with the " Delta " mutant strain found in India, and the number of new cases infected with the mutant strain is the largest in a single day. So far, 1,810 cases of infection with the "Delta" variant have been reported in Tokyo.
Tokyo Olympics will open next Friday (23rd), and today there are 7 days left before the opening of the Olympics. The opening is getting closer, but the epidemic prevention situation is not optimistic and there are many situations.
The Izumi Sano City Government of Osaka Prefecture, Japan announced at noon on the 16th that a 20-year-old weightlifter from a Uganda delegation at the Tokyo Olympics is now missing. The contestant did not participate in the routine COVID-19 test on the morning of the 16th. Local staff found that the contestant was missing in the afternoon and have reported the case to the police.
Previously, the Uganda delegation had two infection cases. On June 19, nine athletes from the Uganda delegation arrived in Japan. One of the athletes was found to be infected with new crown during entry quarantine. On June 23, another athlete was found to be infected with the new crown. After 14 days of quarantine, the remaining athletes resume training from July 7.
The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee announced on the 15th that a foreign player who went to Japan to participate in the Tokyo Olympics tested positive for the new crown on the 14th, but his nationality was not disclosed. The contestant has not moved into the Olympic Village yet and is still in the 14-day quarantine period when he arrives in Japan.
htmlOn 16, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee announced that three Tokyo Olympic contractor staff living in Japan and one Olympic-related staff living overseas tested positive for the new coronavirus. According to data announced by the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee on the 16th, after July 1, 30 Olympic-related personnel have tested positive for the new crown of . Japan's " Daily News " reported that after official confirmation, at least 6 Olympic delegations were infected with the new crown, namely Uganda , Lithuania, France, Sri Lanka, Ghana and Egypt .
