It was announced on the 5th that 1458 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Okayama prefecture.
The number of announcements on the 1st exceeded 1307 on the 3rd, the highest number ever.
A total of 30,1974 people have been confirmed to be infected in Okayama Prefecture.
In addition, Kurashiki City announced that two patients died and Okayama Prefecture announced that one elderly patient died.
This brings the death toll in the prefecture to 143.