Aichi Prefecture announced that it has been confirmed that 2881 people are newly infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of infected people announced in Aichi prefecture per day exceeded 2347 on August 27, last year, the highest number ever.
In addition, two seriously ill persons were confirmed in Aichi Prefecture as of 6:00 pm on the 18th.
In Nagoya City alone, 1425 infected people were confirmed, surpassing 1139 on August 27, last year, the highest number ever.
A total of 120,722 confirmed infections in Aichi Prefecture.
In addition, Aichi Prefecture announced that one infected person of the new corona has died.
The number of infected people who died in the prefecture is 1,166.