COVID-19 cases at Tokyo Olympics rise to 71

The Associated Press, Nexstar Media Wire

Updated: Jul 20, 2021 / 06:20 AM CDT

Japanese delegation head Tsuyoshi Fukui talks to the media during a press conference of the Japanese Olympic committee prior the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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TOKYO (AP) — An American gymnast and a Czech beach volleyball player were added to the tally Tuesday of people accredited for the Tokyo Olympics who have tested positive for COVID-19 this month.

Tokyo Olympics organizers said 71 people have now tested positive. The total includes 31 people among the tens of thousands of international visitors expected in Japan to compete or work at the Games, which open Friday.

Positive tests for United States gymnastics alternate Kara Eaker and Czech team member Ondřej Perušič were announced Monday. Eaker was at a training camp in Chiba prefecture and Perušič stayed at the Olympic Village in Tokyo Bay.

Both went into 14-day quarantine, organizers said. That period includes all three of Perušič’s scheduled games with playing partner David Schweiner.

A new case among 13 added to the official total Tuesday includes a “games-concerned personnel” — a category including team officials and sports staffers — in Tokyo who is not staying at the village.

Other newly reported cases scattered across Japan include Games contractors and a volunteer.