Yamaguchi Prefecture and Shimonoseki City announced on the 2nd that 1743 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
This is the highest number of infected people announced in a single day in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
With this, the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture has reached 75,648.
In addition, the prefecture and Shimonoseki City announced that two men in their 60s and 80s who were infected with the new coronavirus died, bringing the number of deaths in the prefecture to 201.