Hokkaido announced that 17 new people have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
In addition, Asahikawa City also announced a new infection.
On the 28th, 9 people had already been confirmed to be infected in Sapporo City, and the total number of confirmed infections in Hokkaido was 27.
Michi also announced on the 27th that a woman in her 70s, who had been confirmed to be infected, died on the 27th and one whose age and gender were not disclosed on the 25th of this month.
This brings the total number of infected people in Hokkaido to 19,093, of which 677 have died.