Kumamoto Prefecture and Kumamoto City announced on the 18th that a total of four people, three in Kumamoto City and one in Nishiki Town, were infected with the new coronavirus.
With this, a total of 3429 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
In addition, Kumamoto Prefecture announced that the death of a man in his 70s was confirmed.
This brings the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 71.