On the 22nd, it was confirmed that 4092 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in Chiba prefecture.
In addition, Chiba Prefecture and Kashiwa City announced that they have withdrawn the outbreak report for a total of two people who announced confirmation of infection this month.
This brings the total number of infected people to 246,967.
In addition, 21 deaths were announced for men and women in their 70s and 90s.
The number of people who died was the highest ever announced in a day, reaching a cumulative total of 1238.
A person in charge of the prefecture said, "Many elderly people and people with underlying illness die, but I would like to continue the analysis."