In Chiba prefecture, it was newly confirmed on the 22nd that 2296 people, the highest number ever, were infected with the new coronavirus.
It surpassed 2215 on the 21st by 81, the highest number ever for two consecutive days.
With this, a total of 116,406 people have been confirmed infected.
In addition, the deaths of two men in their 80s in Chiba City and Funabashi City, where infection was confirmed, were announced, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 1032.