Yamaguchi Prefecture and Shimonoseki City announced on the 24th that it was confirmed that 233 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
On the other hand, the prefecture withdrew because the antigen test was positive for one person announced on the 23rd, but the subsequent PCR test confirmed negative.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections in Yamaguchi Prefecture to 20,60.
Shimonoseki City also announced that a woman in her 90s died on the 23rd.
In Yamaguchi Prefecture, 121 people died after being infected with the new coronavirus.