In Hiroshima Prefecture, it was announced on March 1 that it was confirmed that 503 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
With this, the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture is 74,935.
In addition, Hiroshima City and Kure City announced that a total of six people had died after being infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of people who died after being infected with the new coronavirus was 393.