The number of newly infected people of the new coronavirus announced on the 15th in Chiba prefecture was 504, exceeding 500 for the first time.
As for the announcement of the day in the prefecture, it continued on the 14th and updated the record high for the second consecutive day.
With this, the total number of infected people announced in the prefecture is 16,372.
In addition, three new deaths have been announced, bringing the total number of infected people in the prefecture to 163.