On the 21st, it was announced that 112 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Chiba prefecture.
In addition, Chiba City withdrew from the announcement on the 19th because one person was duplicated, and the total number of people who were announced as infected was 31,916.
It was also confirmed that five 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 182.
In addition, the deaths of three people who had been confirmed to be infected were newly announced, bringing the total number of deaths to 611 in the prefecture.
One in three people who died was confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus.