On the 5th, it was announced that 121 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Chiba prefecture.
This brings the number of people announced to be infected to 33,864.
In addition, the death of one woman in her 80s who had been confirmed to be infected was newly announced, bringing the total number of deaths to 627.
In addition, it was newly confirmed that 47 of the confirmed infections were infected with the mutated virus.
By age group, the number of people in their 20s was the highest, reaching 12 people.
This brings the total number of confirmed mutant virus infections to 521.