Yamaguchi Prefecture and Shimonoseki City announced on the 17th that it was confirmed that 313 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections in Yamaguchi Prefecture to 18,243.
In addition, Shimonoseki City announced that one woman in her 90s died on the 16th, which infected her with the new coronavirus in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the number of people who died after that was 112.