Tochigi Prefecture and Utsunomiya City announced on the 16th that a total of 1085 people have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of newly infected people announced in Tochigi prefecture in one day was the second highest in the past after the 15th.
On the other hand, the prefecture corrected the two people who announced the infection on the 15th, saying that the outbreak report was withdrawn.
The total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 37,081.
In addition, Tochigi Prefecture announced that four new patients have died, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 152.