Yamagata Prefecture announced on the 5th that it was confirmed that seven men and women were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
At the same time, the prefecture and Yamagata City revealed that two people who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died on the 4th.
Forty-five people died after being infected with the new virus in Yamagata Prefecture.
In addition, the total number of people confirmed to be infected was 1990.