Shiga Prefecture announced on the 5th that it was confirmed that 79 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of people infected on Thursday in Shiga Prefecture was the highest ever, and the total number of people confirmed to be infected in Shiga Prefecture was 6383.
On the other hand, there were no announcements of people who died from infection, and 94 people died from infection in Shiga Prefecture.