Okinawa Prefecture announced on the 21st that it was confirmed that 5250 new people were infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of newly infected people announced in a day is the highest ever, exceeding the highest number of 5160 on the 20th.
On the other hand, from April to last month, it was found that 30 people announced as infected people were duplicated, and Okinawa Prefecture was deleted from the cumulative total of infected people.
Infection was confirmed in 310,368 people in the prefecture.
Impacts such as postponement of "Okinawa Zento Eisa Matsuri"
The "Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival", in which groups from all over Okinawa Prefecture showcase the traditional Okinawan dance Eisa, was scheduled to be held next month for the first time in three years, but it will be postponed due to the rapid spread of the new corona infection. It was decided.
The "Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival" held in Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture at the end of the old Bon Festival is the largest Eisa tournament with a total of more than 300,000 people, but it was canceled last year due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
This year was scheduled to be held for the first time in three years on the 20th and 21st of next month, but the executive committee made in Okinawa City etc. decided to postpone it on the 21st.
The executive committee planned to hold the meeting unless a state of emergency was declared and priority measures such as spread prevention were not applied, but it was decided that it would be difficult to take sufficient infection control measures at the venue.
We will decide on future events based on the infection status.
In addition, it has been decided that the scale of the "Seaport Chatan Carnival" held at this time of year in Chatan Town, which is adjacent to Okinawa City, will be significantly reduced.
During the period from the 22nd to the end of September, about 70,000 people were expected to visit, such as the opening of stores offering meals on the beach and the appearance of Eisa, but to avoid congestion. , The executive committee created in Chatan Town, etc. will cancel the opening of stores and the performance of Eisa, and will only launch the fireworks that went every Friday.