TOKYO — The first resident of the Olympic Village has tested positive for COVID-19, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday. Tokyo officials including Seiko Hashimoto, the president of the organizing committee, confirmed the case and said the positive test was Friday. The Olympic Village on Tokyo Bay will house about 11,000 athletes during the Olympics and thousands of other staff. The list includes one athlete — who tested positive on July 14 — and three members of the media. Tokyo officials said they could not give an estimate of the number of people in the village as of Saturday.

Source: Fox News July 17, 2021 05:03 UTC