With the new coronavirus, 1261 new infections were announced in Ibaraki Prefecture on the 8th.
It has increased more than 1.7 times compared to last Tuesday, making it the highest number of people reported to be infected on Tuesday.
The number of daily announcements exceeds 1000 for the first consecutive week since the 2nd of this month.
In addition, the prefecture announced that three people infected with the new coronavirus had died, and 233 people died in the prefecture.