On the 7th, it was announced that 99 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 34,074.
In addition, seven new deaths were announced in their 70s and 80s, who had been confirmed to be infected, bringing the total number of deaths to 635.
In addition, 66 of the confirmed infections were newly confirmed to have been infected with the mutated virus, the highest number announced daily.
A total of 610 people have been confirmed to be infected with the mutant virus.