Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, announced that one person in his 70s has been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections in Hiroshima Prefecture to 4,272.
At the same time, Kure City announced that one person who was infected with the new coronavirus and was hospitalized in a medical institution died on the 14th.
67 people died after being infected with the new coronavirus in Hiroshima prefecture.