In Hokkaido, it was confirmed on the 16th that 94 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.


Of these, 56 were confirmed in Sapporo, 14 in Michi, 13 in Hakodate, 9 in Asahikawa, and 2 in Otaru.



In addition, the city of Sapporo announced that a woman in her 70s in the city, who had been confirmed to be infected, had died.


As a result, the total number of infected people in Hokkaido is 59,488, including 36,656 in Sapporo, of which 1,465 have died.