Okinawa Prefecture announced on the 16th that it was confirmed that 229 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of people has decreased by 107 compared to last Thursday, and it is the 22nd consecutive day that it is below the same day of the previous week.
This brings the total number of infected people confirmed in the prefecture to 48,232.
In addition, the prefecture announced that women in their 80s and 60s in Naha City had died, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 278.