Mie Prefecture announced that a man in his 80s who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died on the 4th after being infected with the new coronavirus.
With this, 72 people have died in the prefecture.
In addition, Mie Prefecture announced on the 5th that it was confirmed that 10 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
A total of 2853 people have been confirmed to be infected in Mie Prefecture.