Okinawa New Corona 36 new infections confirmed Cumulative total of over 2000 August 27 16:45

Okinawa Prefecture announced on the 27th that 36 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. With this, the total number of infected people in Okinawa prefecture has been increased to 2013, and the total has exceeded 2000.

The prefecture also announced that a woman in her 90s living in Okinawa City, who had been confirmed infected, died on the 26th.

The dead were confirmed for the fifth consecutive day, and now there are 26 dead in the prefecture.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military contacted the prefecture that a total of three new infections had been confirmed.

The number of confirmed US military personnel in Okinawa is now 372.