On the 21st, it was confirmed that 2810 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in Chiba prefecture.
In addition, the prefecture withdrew the outbreak report for the one who announced the confirmation of infection on the 15th of this month, and Kashiwa City also announced the withdrawal for the one announced on the 20th.
This brings the total number of infected people to 242,877.
It was also announced that a total of 16 men and women in their 60s and over 90s died.
This is the highest number ever, along with February 10, last year, with a cumulative total of 1217 deaths.