Shiga Prefecture announced on the 20th that it was confirmed that 908 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
In addition, two new deaths have been confirmed.
A total of 41,792 people were confirmed infected in the prefecture, and 124 people died.
As of the 19th, there are 3 seriously ill people.
Shiga Prefecture started the operation of treating people with symptoms as so-called "deemed positive" at the doctor's discretion on the 18th, and 4 people are included on the 20th.