Hiroshima Prefecture announced on the 13th that it was confirmed that a total of 40 people were infected with the new coronavirus in Hiroshima City and Higashi Hiroshima City.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections in Hiroshima Prefecture to 11,233.
In addition, Hiroshima Prefecture announced that one person who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died after being infected with the new coronavirus.
On the 13th, Hiroshima City announced the deaths of two people who had been hospitalized so far, and the number of people who died after being infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture is now 156.