Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, announced on the 7th that a man in his 80s who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died after being infected with the new coronavirus.



The number of infected people who died in the prefecture is 36.



In addition, Mie Prefecture and Yokkaichi City announced that a total of 5 people had been infected in the prefecture, and a total of 2336 people were confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.