The World Health Organization said in a statement that as of August 6, 2024, the World Health Organization's event-based surveillance system reported that at least 40 Olympic athletes had tested positive for COVID-19 or other respiratory diseases.
The organization added: "We would like to clarify the remarks made by the World Health Organization to the media, which indicated that at least 40 athletes had tested positive for COVID-19. We apologize for this confusion."