In Hiroshima Prefecture, it was announced on the 15th that it was confirmed that 1275 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
On the other hand, the city of Hiroshima withdrew after receiving a notification from a medical institution about one person who was announced as an infected person on the 12th of this month.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture to 142,126.
In addition, it was announced that one person who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture had died.
After being infected with the new coronavirus, 477 people died.