Shiga Prefecture announced on the 22nd that it was confirmed that 38 new people were infected with the new coronavirus, and the total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture was 1906.

It also announced that four people who had been infected with the new coronavirus and were being treated were confirmed dead.

In addition, a new type of coronavirus was detected in one person who died in the prefecture after his death.

This brings the number of people who have died in Shiga Prefecture to 25.