In Kumamoto Prefecture, it was announced on the 26th that it was confirmed that 780 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.



On the other hand, one person announced on the 21st of this month was withdrawn because it was confirmed to be negative as a result of re-examination, and the total number of infected people in the prefecture has reached 80,147.



In addition, a woman in her 80s who was in the hospital under the jurisdiction of Aso Health Center died.



With this, the number of people who died after being confirmed positive in the prefecture was 278.