Kochi Prefecture announced on the 5th that 1,131 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.



With this, the number of infected people in Kochi Prefecture has reached 48,257.



The prefecture revised the total number of infected people to 48,257, citing that the two confirmed cases announced on July 30 were duplicated or withdrawn.



The prefecture also announced that three people had died in the prefecture.



This brings the death toll in the county to 125.