In Hiroshima Prefecture, it was announced on the 16th that it was confirmed that a total of 27 people were infected with the new coronavirus in Hiroshima City and Fukuyama City.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture to 11,296.
In addition, a total of four people who had been hospitalized at medical institutions in the prefecture were announced dead.
The number of people who died after being infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture was 164.