In Kumamoto Prefecture, it was announced on the 12th that it was confirmed that 594 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
Of these, six in Kumamoto City have been diagnosed as "deemed positive" at the doctor's discretion without performing PCR tests.
On the other hand, as the three infected people announced on the 20th, 8th, and 11th of last month were counted twice, that amount was excluded from the cumulative total, and the total number of infected people in the prefecture was 3. The number is 8,660.
In addition, a man in his 70s under the jurisdiction of Kikuchi Health Center and a man in his 80s in Tamana City died, leaving 175 people in the prefecture.