Shiga Prefecture announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 176 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of people infected per day in Shiga Prefecture is the second highest after 179 on the 14th of this month, which was the highest ever.
This brings the total number of people confirmed to be infected in Shiga Prefecture to 7,908.
On the other hand, there were no announcements of people who died of infection.