On the 13th, it was confirmed that 633 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in Chiba prefecture.
The number of confirmed infections per day has exceeded 600 since September 8, last year, an increase of 522 from Thursday a week ago.
With this, the total number of confirmed infections is 103,211.
By the 12th, no one was seriously ill.
The prefecture also announced on the 13th that a female in her 90s or older who was suspected of being infected with the Omicron strain died on the 11th of this month.
This is the first death of a patient suspected of being infected with the Omicron strain in Chiba prefecture, and the death of the new corona in the prefecture since November 22nd last year.