Okinawa Prefecture announced on the 16th that it was confirmed that 339 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of infected people announced on Monday is seven more than on the 9th of this month, the highest ever.
This brings the total number of infected people confirmed in the prefecture to 33,248.
In addition, a woman in her 80s in Uruma City died, and 246 people died in the prefecture.