On the 21st, it was announced that 11 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Kumamoto prefecture.
Infection was confirmed on the 21st in Kumamoto City (5 people), Yatsushiro City (5 people), and Uki City (1 person).
With this, the total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 1468.
In addition, Kumamoto Prefecture announced that a man in his 90s in Hikawa Town, where the infection was confirmed, died on the 21st.
In Kumamoto prefecture, 14 people died from being infected with the new coronavirus.