Wakayama Prefecture announced on the 28th that it was confirmed that 199 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
It is the first time in 41 days since January 18 that the number of infected people per day has fallen below 200.
As a result, the total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 22,536.
On the other hand, as of the 28th, the number of seriously ill people has increased by 1 from the 27th to 7 people.