Miyagi Prefecture announced on the 15th that it was confirmed that one new person was infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
On the other hand, Sendai City withdrew from the patient, saying that one man in his 80s who announced the confirmation of infection on the 12th of this month was negative when he tested it again.
For this reason, the cumulative number of infected people in Miyagi Prefecture is 16,249, which is the same as on the 14th.