Wakayama Prefecture announced on the 8th that it was confirmed that 422 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
It is the first time in 135 days since February 23 that the number of infected people has exceeded 400.
As a result, the total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 46,708.
There was no announcement of the deceased.
There have been no seriously ill people for 28 consecutive days since the 11th of last month.