On the 20th, it was announced that 106 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Chiba prefecture.
This brings the total number of people announced to be infected to 31,805.
It was also confirmed that 11 new people were infected with the mutated coronavirus in the prefecture.
This brings the total number of people infected with the mutant virus announced in the prefecture to 177.
In addition, the deaths of seven people who had been confirmed to be infected were newly announced, bringing the total number of deaths to 608 in the prefecture.
Of the seven people who died, two were confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus.