Gifu Prefecture and Gifu City announced on the 21st that it was confirmed that 345 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of infected people announced in Gifu prefecture per day was the highest ever, surpassing the highest number of 338 people on the 18th of this month.
The number of infected people announced in Gifu prefecture per day has exceeded 300 for the fifth consecutive day.
The total number of infected people in Gifu prefecture is 12,448.
Gifu City also announced that one infected person had died.
The number of infected people who died in the prefecture was 193.