Tokyo covid-19 cases have never been higher

A record number of individuals were infected by covid-19 reported by Tokyo's metropolitan government Saturday, as health workers warned they were reaching "crisis levels."

Following the Olympics, there have been 4,058 new cases every 24 hours.

It was also increased in three counties near the city and the western area of Osaka after a recent spike in infections.

Even though there were a lot of concerns large crowds gone to various game-located sites. Olympic organizers also reported 21 new Covid-19 cases related to the Games on Saturday, bringing the total to 241 since July 1.

It was the first time accreditation has been revoked since the Olympics began on July 23. Without it, one cannot enter any facilities.

The organizers did not disclose if the person or people involved were athletes, when the violation took place or how many people had their accreditation revoked.

"We took away accreditation as we believe going out of the athletes' village for sightseeing is something that should not happen," Tokyo 2020 spokesperson Masa Takaya said during a news conference.

As of Saturday, Japan's health ministry has reported a total of 913,755 Covid-19 cases across the nation. Thanks to the strict rules of Japan’s government the cases hadn’t gone higher since. 

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