Yamaguchi Prefecture and Shimonoseki City announced on the 19th that it was confirmed that 268 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections in Yamaguchi Prefecture to 18,771.
Shimonoseki City also announced that a man in his 50s died on the 18th, and he was infected with the new coronavirus in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and 113 people died after that.