On the 3rd, it was announced that three new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Kumamoto prefecture.
This brings the total number of people confirmed to be infected in Kumamoto Prefecture to 3,520.
In addition, Kumamoto Prefecture and Kumamoto City have announced that they are suspected of being infected with the mutant virus in four people whose infections have been revealed so far.
There are now eight suspected cases of mutant virus infection in Kumamoto Prefecture.