Tokyo sets another virus record days after Olympics begin

Tokyo is experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases (Koji Sasahara/AP)

Tokyo has reported 3,177 new coronavirus cases, setting an all-time high and exceeding 3,000 for the first time days after the start of the Olympics.

The new cases on Wednesday exceeded the earlier record of 2,848 set the previous day and bring the total for the Japanese capital to 206,745 since the pandemic began early last year.