Shizuoka Prefecture and others announced on the 24th that a total of 545 people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Shizuoka City also announced the death of an elderly female patient.
The number of people who died in the prefecture is 163.
In addition, Hamamatsu City announced that a total of two people who announced infection confirmation on the 19th and 22nd of this month were confirmed to be negative as a result of re-examination, and the outbreak report was withdrawn from the medical institution.
The cumulative number of confirmed infections in the prefecture is now 18,872.