Wakayama Prefecture announced on the 26th that it was confirmed that 347 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of people confirmed to be infected in a day in the prefecture exceeded 323 on the 22nd of this month, the highest number.
A total of 8740 people have been confirmed infected in Wakayama Prefecture.
As of the 26th, there were two seriously ill people, an increase of one from the 25th.