Shiga Prefecture announced on the 30th that 2,181 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of infected people in Shiga Prefecture exceeded 2,000 for the fourth straight day, the highest number announced on Saturday.
In addition, one man in his 70s was confirmed dead, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture to 125,409 and the number of deaths to 232.
As of the 30th, there is one serious case.