Shiga Prefecture announced on the 9th that it was confirmed that 789 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of newly infected people in the prefecture has decreased by more than 90 compared to a week ago, but it remains high.
In addition, Shiga Prefecture withdrew the one announced on the 7th.
With this, the number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 56,108.
On the other hand, one new male in his 70s was confirmed dead, and the number of people who died in the prefecture was 159.
As of the 9th, there are 4 seriously ill people.