In Kumamoto Prefecture, it was announced on the 4th that it was confirmed that 637 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
This brings the total number of infected people in the prefecture to 51,176.
In addition to four men and women in their 70s and 90s in Kumamoto City, two men in their 80s under the jurisdiction of Amakusa Health Center and seven men in their 90s whose place of residence was not disclosed died, positive in the prefecture. The number of people who died was 242.