On the 23rd, it was announced that 979 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Hiroshima Prefecture.
With this, the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture is 120,528.
The city of Hiroshima also announced that one person who had been infected with the new coronavirus and was being treated died on April 22.
The number of people who died after being infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture was 460.