In Okayama Prefecture, it was announced on the 16th that it was confirmed that a total of eight people were infected with the new coronavirus in Kurashiki City and Okayama City.
With this, the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture is 7,564.
In addition, Okayama City and Kurashiki City announced that a total of two people who had been infected with the new coronavirus had died.
This brings the number of people who died in the prefecture to 123.