Wakayama Prefecture announced on the 26th that it was confirmed that 273 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
As a result, the total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 22,043.
In addition, one death was announced, and the total number of people who died in the prefecture was 101.
On the other hand, as of the 26th, the number of severely ill people has decreased by 2 from the 25th to 5 people.