Tokyo 2020: 12 more Covid-19 cases recorded at Tokyo Olympics

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics have reported 12 Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases linked to the event.

The organising committee said in their Thursday, July 22 update that two athletes staying in the Olympic Village were among those who tested positive.

Organisers said two more people from the Olympic Village are affected, but they are not athletes.

The latest revelation brings the total number of positive tests from July 1 to 87 in the Tokyo Olympics village.

All four affected persons must now go into quarantine, the organizers added.