Iwate New Corona 1 new infection confirmed 12 people in the prefecture 20:28 on August 23
According to Iwate Prefecture, it was newly confirmed that a female employee in her 50s living in Kuji City was infected with the new coronavirus.
This woman is a family living with a woman in her 20s in Kuji City, who was confirmed infected on 6th of this month.
With this, the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture was 12.