On the 28th, it was announced that 1669 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Yamaguchi Prefecture.



The number of people infected per day is the highest ever, and it has reached a record high for the second consecutive day.



This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture to 68,516.



In addition, Shimonoseki City announced that one man in his 70s who had an underlying disease infected with the new coronavirus had died, and the number of infected people in the prefecture was 196.