Akita Prefecture and Akita City announced on the 26th that it was confirmed that 38 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
As a result, a total of 1538 people have been confirmed to be infected in Akita Prefecture.
In addition, Akita Prefecture announced that one person who had been hospitalized in a medical institution died after being infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of people who died after being confirmed to be infected in the prefecture was 22.