In Chiba prefecture, it was confirmed that 149 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus on the 2nd, and the number of infected people per day exceeded 100 for 3 consecutive days.
The total number of people confirmed to be infected is 40,576.
In addition, two new deaths were announced for men and women in their 70s and 80s, who had been confirmed to be infected, bringing the total number of deaths to 708.