In Kumamoto Prefecture, it was announced on the 8th that it was confirmed that 1672 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
This is a record high, about twice as much as last Friday.
On the other hand, one person announced on the 28th of last month was withdrawn, and one person announced on the 6th of this month and four people announced on the 7th of this month were double counted, and that amount is cumulative. The total number of infected people in the prefecture was 120,563.
In addition, the death of a woman in her 90s in Kumamoto City who was in the hospital was confirmed, and the number of people who died after being confirmed positive in the prefecture was 309.