Shizuoka Prefecture and others announced on the 15th that 1610 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
The cumulative number of infected people in the prefecture is 70,337.
In addition, a total of five deaths were announced in the prefecture, including the deaths of three elderly patients who had been hospitalized in a medical institution in Shizuoka City.
On the other hand, Shizuoka Prefecture officially requested the government to extend the priority measures such as spread prevention, which is due on the 20th of this month, on the 15th.