Yamaguchi Prefecture and Shimonoseki City announced that a total of 58 people in the prefecture have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.



This is the second highest number of daily infection announcements in the past, with more than 50 people since January 23.



This brings the total number of confirmed infections in Yamaguchi Prefecture to 2,121.

Yamaguchi Prefecture also announced that a woman in her 90s who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died on the 9th after being infected with the new coronavirus.



The number of people who have died after being infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture is now 49.