Shiga Prefecture announced on the 11th that 2,912 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
The number of infected people in a day was the second highest after 2997 on the 2nd of this month, and exceeded 2000 for 16 consecutive days.
Four men, aged between 70 and 90, have also been confirmed dead.
With this, the total number of people confirmed to be infected in the prefecture reached 155,660, and the number of people who died was 252.
On the other hand, as of the 11th, there are 3 serious cases.