With the new coronavirus, 1681 new infections were announced in Ibaraki Prefecture on the 12th.
With 126 more people than last Saturday, it's the most announced Saturday ever.
The number of announcements per day exceeds 1000 for the 11th consecutive day from the 2nd of this month.
In addition, the prefecture announced that two people who were confirmed to be infected died, and 239 people died in the prefecture.