A total of 458 COVID-19 cases recorded during the Tokyo Olympic games
- Aug 09, 2021,
- Updated Aug 09, 2021, 7:24 PM IST
TOKYO: A total of 458 cases of COVID-19 were reported during the Tokyo Olympic Games which began on July 23 and concluded on August 8.
The Tokyo Olympics organisers announced that 28 new COVID-19 cases were reported today, however, none of them were athletes.
The new cases included 13 contractors and six Games-Concerned personnel.
There were also six volunteers, two Tokyo employees, and one from media among the infected.
21 of them are residents of Japan.
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The number of confirmed cases among Japanese residents stood at 307.
Since the start of the Games, 458 people have been infected with the virus, including 29 athletes.
A total of 115 Games-related officials have been identified as COVID positive, with 249 cases involving contractors.
Moreover, 12 employees and 27 volunteers, 26 members of the media fraternity were infected.
The United States won the most gold medals, 39, one more than China (38). Japan finished third overall with a record haul of 27 gold medals.
India had a successful campaign as well, winning seven medals, including one gold, two silver, and four bronze.