In Hiroshima Prefecture, it was announced on the 18th that it was confirmed that 153 people in Hiroshima City, 13 people in Fukuyama City, and 7 people in Kure City, a total of 173 people, were infected with the new coronavirus.
On the other hand, the city of Hiroshima withdrew one person in his 40s, who was announced as an infected person on May 15, because the result of the subsequent test was negative.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections in Hiroshima Prefecture to 8763.