Aomori Prefecture announced on the 16th that it was confirmed that 974 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
This is the largest number of daily announcements ever made, and the highest number ever updated for five consecutive days.
In addition, regarding one "pseudo-symptom patient" announced on the 15th, Aomori Prefecture has announced that the infection has been confirmed as a result of the test, but it has already been announced as an infected person and it is duplicated on the 16th. It is deducted from the number of people.
The total number of people confirmed to be infected in Aomori Prefecture is 71,784.