Tokyo daily COVID-19 infections hit record 2,848

FILE PHOTO: Staff wearing face masks and shields as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) wait for the arrival of foreign athletes at Haneda Airport ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Staff wearing face masks and shields as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) wait for the arrival of foreign athletes at Haneda Airport ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo reported daily COVID-19 cases hit a record high of 2,848 on Tuesday as infection spreads in the Olympic host city.

(Reporting by Sam Nussey; Editing by Alison Williams)

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