Akita Prefecture and Akita City announced on the 8th that it was confirmed that 269 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
As a result, a total of 26,652 people have been confirmed to be infected in Akita Prefecture.
Akita Prefecture also announced that two people who had been hospitalized after being infected with the new corona died.
In Akita Prefecture, 64 people have died of confirmed infection.