On the 16th, it was confirmed that 35 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Hokkaido.
Of these, 23 were confirmed to be infected by Sapporo City, 6 by Michi, and 6 by Asahikawa City.
There are 22 more people compared to the same day of the previous week.
It is the first time in about a month that the number of confirmed infections in Hokkaido has exceeded 30.
Also, on the 16th, there were no announcements of people who died in connection with the new coronavirus in Hokkaido.
As a result, the total number of infected people in Hokkaido is 60,942, including 37,489 in Sapporo, of which 1472 have died.