Tochigi Prefecture and Utsunomiya City announced on the 28th that they have confirmed that a total of 52 new people have been infected with the new coronavirus.
With this, the total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 6278.
In addition, Tochigi Prefecture announced that three patients infected with the new coronavirus died on the 27th and 28th, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 78.