In Kumamoto Prefecture, it was announced on the 20th that it was confirmed that 3772 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
This is the first time that the number of announcements per day has exceeded 3,000, the highest number ever.
On the other hand, the two people who were announced on the 18th were withdrawn, and the total of four people who were announced on the 13th and 14th of this month and the 17th and 19th of this month were double counted. Excluded from the cumulative total, the total number of infected people in the prefecture is 146,284.
In addition, two deaths were announced, and the number of people who died after being confirmed positive in the prefecture was 334.