On the 17th, 1513 new infections were announced in Ibaraki prefecture due to the new coronavirus.
29 more than last Thursday.
It is the first time in five days to exceed the same day of the previous week, the highest number of Thursdays ever.
A total of 59,017 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.
In addition, the prefecture announced that two people in their 80s who had been infected and hospitalized died, and that a new type of coronavirus was detected in one of those in their 80s who died.
The number of people who died in the prefecture was 253.