Yamaguchi Prefecture and Shimonoseki City announced on the 14th that 2,585 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of confirmed infections in a single day was the highest ever, and the total number of confirmed infections in the prefecture reached 98,934.
In addition, the prefecture and Shimonoseki City announced that two men in their 80s who were being treated for the new coronavirus had died.
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture and subsequently died has reached 232.
*The highest number so far was 2483 on August 10th.