With the new coronavirus, 3984 new infections were announced in Ibaraki Prefecture on the 3rd, the highest number ever announced for a single day.
That's 1,510 more people than Wednesday a week ago, and it's the 33rd consecutive day that it's outperformed the same day of the previous week.
A total of 218,747 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
A total of 4 people in their 70s and 90s died, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 488.