Tochigi Prefecture and Utsunomiya City announced on the 17th that a total of 915 people have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
On the other hand, the prefecture has corrected the three people who announced the infection confirmation on the 6th, 15th, and 16th of this month, saying that there were duplications and withdrawal of the outbreak report.
A total of 37,993 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.
In addition, Tochigi Prefecture announced that two new patients have died, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 154.