[Domestic infection] 387 people confirmed infection on the 23rd and died 1 person (as of 5:00 pm) 17:58 on August 23
So far, 387 new infections have been announced nationwide on the 23rd. In addition, one death was announced in Tokushima Prefecture.
The number of people confirmed to be infected in Japan was 62,433 including quarantine at airports and 712 passengers and crew on cruise ships, for a total of 63,145. The number of people who died in Japan is 1182, and the number of cruise ship passengers is 13, which is 1195 people.
According to each municipality, the total number of people confirmed to be infected in Japan is as follows.
The number in the parentheses is the number of new infections on the 23rd.
▽ Tokyo: 19,333 (212)
▽ Osaka: 7720
▽ Kanagawa: 4369
▽ Aichi: 4196 (50)
▽ Fukuoka: 4055
▽ Saitama: 3528
▽ Chiba: 2724
▽ Hyogo Prefecture 2129 (24)
▽ Okinawa Prefecture 1889 (25)
▽ Hokkaido 1712 (14)
▽ Kyoto Prefecture 1306
▽ Ishikawa Prefecture 550
▽ Gifu Prefecture 539 (1)
▽ Ibaraki Prefecture 502 people (4)
▽ Nara prefecture 490 people (8)
▽ Kumamoto prefecture 471 people (5)
▽ Hiroshima prefecture 451 people (1)
▽ Shizuoka prefecture 441 people (5)
▽ Shiga prefecture 391 people (7) )
▽ Gunma prefecture 374 people
▽ Mie prefecture 342 people (5)
▽ Miyazaki prefecture 342 people (4)
▽ Kagoshima prefecture 341 people
▽ Toyama prefecture 341 people (2)
▽ Tochigi prefecture 289 people (1)
▽ Wakayama Prefecture has 225 people
▽ Saga Prefecture has 218 people
▽ Nagasaki Prefecture has 201 people (3)
▽ Miyagi Prefecture has 192 people (1)
▽ Nagano Prefecture has 172 people (3)
▽ Yamanashi Prefecture has 164 people
▽ Fukui prefecture has 163 people (2)
▽ Niigata prefecture has 139 people (1)
▽ Oita prefecture has 138 people
▽ Okayama prefecture has 138 people (3)
▽ Shimane prefecture has 134 people
▽ Fukushima prefecture has 125 people (1)
▽ Ehime The prefecture has 114 people (1)
▽ Kochi prefecture has 109 people (2)
▽ Yamaguchi prefecture has 107 people
▽ Tokushima prefecture has 106 people (2)
▽ Yamagata prefecture has 77 people
▽ Kagawa prefecture has 71 people
▽ Akita prefecture has 45 people
▽ Aomori prefecture has 33 people
▽ Tottori prefecture has 22 people
▽ Iwate prefecture has 11 people.
In addition, 731 people were quarantined at ▽ airport quarantine, and 173 people were returned to Japan by chartered aircraft from China as well as national staff and quarantine officers.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there are 243 severely ill persons who have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus and are being treated in ventilators and intensive care units as of the 22nd.
On the other hand, there were 47,622 people infected in Japan and 659 passengers/crew members on cruise ships, for a total of 48,281 people.
In addition, on the 20th of this month, 21,913 PCR tests were performed per day according to preliminary figures.
*The total may be revised at a later date.
*Does not include persons infected by the US Army in Japan.