On the 21st, it was announced that 37 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Hokkaido.
Of these, 28 are from Sapporo, 5 from Hokkaido, and 4 from Hakodate.
Michi also announced that one man in his 70s, who had been confirmed to be infected, and one whose age and gender were not disclosed died.
In addition, Sapporo City also announced that one man in his 90s and one woman in his 60s had died, and the total number of people who died in Hokkaido announced on the 1st was four.
As a result, the total number of infected people in Hokkaido is 41,032, including 25,666 in Sapporo, of which 1,346 have died.