Tokyo recorded 2,848 new NCOV infections on the fourth Olympic Games, twice the number of last weeks, among Delta transformations spread.

The number of new NCOV infections in the capital of Japan today surpassed the previous record in January of 2,520 cases.

The neighboring Saitama province today also reported a record new infection within 24 hours as 593, while Chiba Prefecture was about to ask the government to announce emergency status.

A person wearing a mask passing through the Olympic 2020 Beach in Tokyo on July 20.

Previous experts have expressed concerns the status of NCOV infection in Tokyo can be so bad at the time of hosting Olympic 2020 because of the Delta transformation.

The Olympic Organizing Committee said 7 new cases are also directly related to the Olympics, including two athletes.

Many Japanese people protested the Olympic, which was delayed since last year, due to concerns that sports troupes from all over the world could cause a super-infectious event, whether the number of deaths

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga affirmed that the number of incoming infections will not lead to the risk of canceling the Olympic, but calls people to limit out when unnecessary and watching television competitions.

Olympic Tokyo opened on July 23 and will last until August 8.