Fukushima Prefecture announced on the 16th that it was confirmed that 31 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The announcement of infection confirmation in Fukushima Prefecture has been announced for 84 consecutive days, and the cumulative number of infected people has reached 4,245.
Fukushima Prefecture also announced that a man in his 70s who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture after being infected with the new coronavirus died on the 14th.
In Fukushima Prefecture, a total of 131 people have died from being infected with the new coronavirus.