Shiga Prefecture announced on the 15th that 1,828 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture.
It is the first time in 20 days that the number of infected people in Shiga Prefecture has fallen below 2,000.
A total of 164,389 people were confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
A woman over the age of 90 was also confirmed dead.
This brings the death toll to 257.
On the other hand, as of the 15th, there are 3 serious cases.