Yamagata Prefecture announced on the 20th that it was confirmed that a total of five men and women living in Yamagata City, Murayama City, and Mikawa Town were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
A total of 314 people have been confirmed infected in Yamagata Prefecture.
The prefecture also announced that one patient who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died on the 19th.
Infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed in Yamagata Prefecture, and the number of people who died was three.