In Kumamoto Prefecture, it was announced on the 5th that it was confirmed that 1589 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus.
This is the highest number ever since February 8th, when the number of people has exceeded 1000.
On the other hand, a total of two people announced on the 3rd and 25th of last month were excluded from the cumulative total because they were counted twice, and the total number of infected people in the prefecture was 115,878.
In addition, two new deaths were confirmed in the prefecture, and the number of people who died in the prefecture was 308.