Shizuoka Prefecture and others announced on the 16th that 1715 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus.



On the other hand, Shizuoka City announced that medical institutions have reported withdrawal of two infected people, one on the 9th and one on the 13th, among the infected people announced so far.



With this, the cumulative number of infected people in the prefecture has reached 72,050.



In addition, a total of four deaths were announced in the prefecture, including the deaths of two elderly patients who had been hospitalized in medical institutions in Shizuoka City.