Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, announced that it was confirmed that a man in his thirties was infected with the new coronavirus.
A total of 5,646 people have been confirmed to be infected in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Yamaguchi Prefecture also announced the death of a man in his 80s who was hospitalized in a medical institution.
A total of 91 people died after being infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.