Tokyo reported 1,763 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, the second official day of competition for the Olympics, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Last Sunday, the Japanese capital reported 1,008 new cases of Covid-19.
There have been 137 cases of Covid-19 linked to the Tokyo 2020 Games, according to organizers.
Additionally, below is the list of athletes CNN has reported so far who have dropped out of Tokyo 2020 due to a positive Covid-19 test or who have been placed in Covid-19 protocol in recent weeks.
- Total number of athletes who tested positive in Japan: 13
- Total number of athletes who tested positive or placed on protocol before leaving for Japan: 12
- Not clear where athlete tested positive: 1
(* players tested positive in Japan)
United States team: 6
Katie Lou Samuelson – Women’s 3×3 Basketball
Coco Gauff – Women’s Tennis
* Kara Eaker – Women’s Gymnastics
* Taylor Crabb – Men’s Beach Volleyball
Bradley Beal – Men’s Basketball
Bryson DeChambeau – Golf
Rest of the world: 20
* Simon Geschke – German Cyclist
Frederico Morais – Portuguese surfer
* Finn Florijn – Dutch rower
Amber Hill – Filming in Great Britain
Dan Evans – Great Britain Tennis
Johanna Konta – Tennis Great Britain
Hector Velazquez – Baseball Mexico
Sammy Solis – Baseball Mexico
Alex de Minaur – Australia Men’s Tennis
Ilya Borodin – Swimmer at the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC)
*Thabiso Monyane – South Africa Men’s Football
* Kamohelo Mahlatsi – South Africa Men’s Football
* Pavel Sirucek – Czech Republic Table Tennis Men
* Candy Jacobs – Netherlands Ladies Skateboard
* Fernanda Aguirre – Chile Women’s Taekwondo
* Ondrej Perusic – Czech Republic Beach Volleyball Men
* Reshmie Oogink- Netherlands Taekwondo
* Marketa Nausch- Czech Women’s Volleyball
* Michal Schlegel – Czech Cyclist Men
John Rahm – Spain Men’s Golf
