Shiga Prefecture announced on the 16th that it was confirmed that 267 new people were infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
Meanwhile, the prefecture withdrew one person announced on the 13th of this month from infected people.
A total of 85,867 people have been confirmed infected in the prefecture.
There was no announcement of the dead on the 16th.
Also, there were no seriously ill people as of the 16th.