In Hokkaido, it was announced on the 2nd that 217 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.



Of these, 162 were confirmed to be infected in Sapporo, including 2 re-positive, 48 in Michi, 5 in Hakodate, and 2 in Asahikawa.



In addition, Asahikawa City announced that a man in his 70s who lives in the city has died.



As a result, the total number of infected people in Hokkaido is 44,908, including 28,272 in Sapporo, of which 1,426 have died.