Tochigi Prefecture and Utsunomiya City announced on the 26th that a total of 2,297 people have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of newly infected people announced in Tochigi prefecture per day exceeded 2,184 on the 22nd of this month, the highest ever.
The total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture is 115,399.
In addition, the prefecture announced that three new patients had died, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 288.