The number of newly infected people with the new coronavirus announced on the 5th in Chiba prefecture was 261 and the number of people announced on the 1st exceeded 252 on the 31st of last month, the highest number ever.
This brings the total number of infected people announced in the prefecture to 12,123.
In addition, a total of four deaths were announced in the prefecture, which was the highest number ever announced on April 26, along with April 26 last year.
This brings the number of infected people who died in the prefecture to 128.