Okinawa Prefecture announced on the 8th that it was confirmed that 82 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
It is the first time in five months since August 14, last year, when the number of infected people announced on the 1st exceeded 80, which was 105.
This brings the total number of infected people confirmed in Okinawa Prefecture to 5,759.
U.S. military personnel confirmed 9 new infections
On the other hand, the U.S. military has informed the prefecture that nine new infections have been confirmed at Camp Hansen and other locations.
With this, the number of confirmed infections by US military personnel in Okinawa is 737.