Ibaraki Prefecture and Mito City announced on the 1st that 28 new people have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
This brings the total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture to 4,846.
In addition, the prefecture revealed that four people had died, which was the highest number ever announced on the 1st, along with the 28th of last month.
So far, a total of 66 people have died in the prefecture.