Shiga Prefecture announced on the 18th that it was confirmed that 207 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of people infected per day in Shiga Prefecture exceeded the highest number of 179 people on the 14th of this month, the highest number ever.
This brings the total number of people confirmed to be infected in Shiga Prefecture to 8115.
On the other hand, there were no announcements of people who died of infection.