In Kumamoto Prefecture, on the 15th, it was announced that a total of three men and women in Kumamoto City and Yatsushiro City were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
With this, a total of 6508 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
It was also found that two previously confirmed infections were suspected of being infected with the "delta strain" of the mutant virus confirmed in India.
This is the first case in Kumamoto prefecture where infection with the "Delta strain" is suspected.