Shiga Prefecture announced on the 19th that it was confirmed that 401 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
With this, the total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 86,995.
In addition, two women in their 90s and a man in their 70s were confirmed dead, and 219 people died from the infection.
There were no seriously ill people as of the 19th.