Okinawa 71 newly confirmed infections more than double the previous day New Corona August 19 16:28
Okinawa Prefecture announced on the 19th that 71 new people were confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus.
It is the first time in five days since the 14th of this month that more than 70 people will be announced per day, which is more than double the number of people announced on the 18th.
With this, the number of confirmed infections in Okinawa is now 1760.
On the other hand, the US military contacted the prefecture that a total of 8 new infections were confirmed at bases in the prefecture.
Now there are 351 confirmed infections among US military personnel in Okinawa.