In Chiba Prefecture, 10,541 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus on the 5th.
160 people increased compared to Friday a week ago.
On the other hand, it was announced that the four people announced from the 21st to the 23rd of last month would be excluded from the infected.
The total number of infected people has reached 668,222.
Death of an infected person under the age of 10 First time in the prefecture
In addition, 15 new deaths were announced, including men and women under the age of 10 and men and women over the age of 70.
Of these, a boy under the age of 10 had a fever in late July, and three days later, on the 2nd of this month, he was transported by ambulance due to a decrease in his level of consciousness, where he was found to be infected.
He was treated in the ICU = intensive care unit, but he died on this day.
According to the prefecture, the boy was diagnosed with a suspected blood disease after being transported to the hospital, and the cause of death is considered to be this disease.
It is the first time that an infected person under the age of 10 has died in Chiba Prefecture.
A total of 1,910 people have died.