Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City announced on the 16th that 917 new people have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
This brings the total number of infected people in Kyoto Prefecture to 169,891.
In addition, there were no announcements of people who died of infection.
As of the 15th, the number of severely ill people has decreased by one from the previous day, and it has become zero for the first time in about three and a half months since January 3rd.