Aomori Prefecture announced on the 5th that it was confirmed that 408 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.

The number of confirmed infections announced in one day is the second highest in the past after the fourth day.



He also announced that a man in his 80s or older under the jurisdiction of the Hirosaki Healthcare Center, who had been treated at home after being confirmed to be infected with the new corona, had deteriorated and died at the hospital he was transferred to on the 4th.

A total of 12,064 people have been confirmed infected in Aomori Prefecture, and 42 people have died.