In Yamanashi Prefecture, on the 26th, it was announced that 299 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
A total of 16,543 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.
The prefecture also announced that a male patient aged 65 and over who had been treated at a medical institution in the prefecture died on the 22nd of this month after being confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Forty-four people have died in Yamanashi prefecture.