In Hiroshima Prefecture, it was announced on the 13th that 1252 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.



It is the first time since May 26 that the number of confirmed infections per day has exceeded 1000.



This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture to 176,733.



Fukuyama City also announced that one person had been confirmed dead.



The number of people who died after being infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture was 497.