Akita Prefecture and Akita City announced on the 6th that it was confirmed that 157 people were infected with the new coronavirus.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections in Akita Prefecture to 10,926.
In addition, Akita Prefecture announced that two people, one who had been hospitalized for the new corona infection and one who had been diagnosed with the infection at a medical institution, died.
The number of people who died in the prefecture was 37.