Yamaguchi Prefecture and Shimonoseki City announced on the 22nd that it was confirmed that 340 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of infected people announced on the 1st in Yamaguchi Prefecture was the highest ever, and the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture was 9895.
In addition, the prefecture announced that a woman in her 90s who had been infected and was being treated died on the 21st, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture to 95.