In Kumamoto Prefecture, it was announced on the 2nd that it was confirmed that 874 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of people increased by 316 from last Saturday, surpassing the same day of the previous week for 10 consecutive days.
On the other hand, for one person whose infection confirmation was announced on the 1st, that amount was excluded from the cumulative total because it was double-counted, and the total number of infected people in the prefecture is 112,895.