Okinawa Prefecture announced on the 7th that it was confirmed that 82 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of new cases announced on Friday continued to decline for the third straight week, but on the 7th it was higher than 59 a week ago.
This brings the total number of infected people confirmed in Okinawa Prefecture to 12,899.
He also announced that a man in his 80s living in Naha City had died, bringing the total number of deaths in Okinawa to 138.