Hokkaido announced that 21 new people have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
In addition, Otaru City, Hokkaido, also announced a new infection confirmation.
On the 15th, 18 people were confirmed by Sapporo City and 1 person was confirmed by Hakodate City, and the total number of confirmed infections on the 15th in Hokkaido was 41.
Michi also announced that one undisclosed age and gender died on the 15th.
The total number of infected people in Hokkaido is 18,534, of which 640 have died.