Fukushima Prefecture announced on the 4th that it was confirmed that 25 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in Sukagawa City and Iwaki City.

The announcement of infection confirmation in the prefecture was announced for 34 consecutive days, and the cumulative number of infected people reached 1008.

In the prefecture, the first infected person was found on March 7, and after reaching a total of 100 people on August 12, it was confirmed at a pace of about 100 people a month, and a total of 500 people were confirmed on November 29. It has exceeded 1000 people, but in the next month or so, the number of confirmed infections has increased rapidly.