It was confirmed that 70 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Hokkaido.
Of these, 58 were confirmed in Sapporo, 10 in Michi, 1 in Hakodate, and 1 in Otaru.
In addition, the city of Sapporo announced the death of a man in his 80s who had been confirmed to be infected.
As a result, the total number of infected people in Hokkaido is 42,456, including 26,660 in Sapporo, of which 1,418 have died.