On the 18th, it was announced that 21 new men and women in their teens to 40s were infected with the new coronavirus in Kumamoto prefecture.
Infection was confirmed in 16 people in Kumamoto City, and 1 person each in Yatsushiro City, Minamata City, Uki City, Uto City, and Kikuyo Town.
With this, the total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 1398.