In Yamanashi Prefecture, on the 23rd, it was announced that 172 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
A total of 27,839 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.
The prefecture also announced that a woman in her 60s, who was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus while hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture, died on the 22nd.
The number of people who died in the prefecture is 67.