Ibaraki Prefecture and Mito City announced on the 15th that it was confirmed that 238 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
This is the second highest number ever announced on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture to 16,202.
In addition, Ibaraki Prefecture announced that one person who was confirmed to be infected died.
Infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed in the prefecture, and 176 people died.