On the 17th, it was confirmed that 40 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Hokkaido.
Of these, 23 were confirmed to be infected in Sapporo, 16 in Asahikawa, and 1 in Michi.
There are 32 more people compared to the same day of the previous week.
It is the first time in about a month since the 14th of last month that more than 40 people have been confirmed infected in Hokkaido.
Also, on the 17th, 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 69,82, including a total of 37,512 in Sapporo, of which 1472 have died.