A Japanese Coast Guard boat patrols Tokyo Bay outside of the Olympic athletete's village ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 19, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

       TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics said Tuesday that a foreign athlete at the athletes' village and eight other people related to the games have newly tested positive for the coronavirus.

       The tally also included an Olympic volunteer for the first time since the committee started compiling figures on July 1, bringing the total number of games-related infections to 67, three days out from the opening ceremony.

       Meanwhile, organizers revealed that of the 21 members of the South African men's soccer team who were identified as close contacts, three were exempt from self-quarantine after further case investigation and contact tracing.

       Elsewhere, two Mexican baseball players tested positive for COVID-19 before departing for Tokyo, Mexican baseball authorities said Monday. The team, which faces host Japan on July 31, still plans to fly to Tokyo.

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