Tokyo logs record 5,042 cases as infections surge amid Games

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga denies the role of Olympics in rising infections.

Published: 05th August 2021 02:31 PM  |   Last Updated: 05th August 2021 02:31 PM   |  A+A A-

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By Associated Press

TOKYO: Tokyo reported 5,042 new daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, hitting a record since the pandemic began as the infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics.

The additional cases brought the total for Tokyo to 236,138.

Nationwide, Japan reported more than 14,000 cases on Wednesday for a total of 970,000.

Tokyo has been under a state of emergency since mid-July, and four other areas have since been added.

But the measures, basically a ban on alcohol in restaurants and bars and their shorter hours, are increasingly ignored by the public, which has become tired of restrictions.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has denied the Olympics have caused a rise in infections.

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