Kagawa Prefecture announced on the 8th that 892 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
It was also announced that two people, a man in his 80s and a woman over the age of 90 who had been confirmed to be infected, died.
In addition, the prefecture withdrew the three people announced as infected on the 5th and 7th of this month, citing duplication.
A total of 80,473 people have been confirmed infected in Kagawa Prefecture, and 166 people have died.