Ibaraki Prefecture and Mito City announced on the 8th that it was confirmed that 299 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of infected people announced on the 1st in Ibaraki prefecture is 9 more than the highest number of 290 on the 4th of this month, which is the highest ever.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections in Ibaraki Prefecture to 14,344.