On the 6th, it was announced that 138 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Chiba prefecture.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections to 41,124.
More than 100 infected people are announced daily in the prefecture for seven consecutive days.
In addition, two new deaths were announced for men in their 70s and 80s, who had been confirmed to be infected, bringing the total number of deaths to 712.