In Hiroshima Prefecture, it was announced on the 5th that 1277 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
On the other hand, the prefecture withdrew after receiving a report from a medical institution about one person announced on the 4th, and the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture was 55,783.
In addition, Hiroshima City and others announced that a total of three people had died.
Meanwhile, the city of Hiroshima announced that one patient who announced that he had died on the 31st of last month was found to have duplicated what was announced the day before.
The number of people who died after being infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture was 262.