Gifu Prefecture and Gifu City announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 324 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of infected people announced on the 1st in Gifu prefecture was the highest ever, more than double the number of 155 people on May 14, the highest number ever.
The total number of infected people in Gifu prefecture is 11,133.
Gifu City also announced that one infected person had died.
The number of infected people who died in the prefecture was 191.