Akita Prefecture and Akita City announced on the 17th that 201 new people have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
With this, the total number of people confirmed to be infected in Akita Prefecture is 7392.
In addition, Akita Prefecture announced that it was infected with the new coronavirus and that two people who had been hospitalized or treated at the facility died.
The number of people who died after being confirmed to be infected in the prefecture was 31.