It was confirmed that 442 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Hokkaido.
Of these, 240 were confirmed to be infected, including one who was re-positive in Sapporo, 173 in Hokkaido, 16 in Asahikawa, 10 in Otaru, and 3 in Hakodate.
In addition, it was announced that 10 people in their 40s and 90s, who had been confirmed to be infected in Hokkaido, and 2 people whose age and gender were not disclosed, a total of 12 people died.
This brings the total number of infected people in Hokkaido to 37,392 and the number of people who died to 10,78.