Gunma Prefecture announced on the 16th that 2,246 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture, and three deaths were confirmed.
That's 309 fewer than last Tuesday's 2,555.
On the other hand, the prefecture withdrew a total of 22 people announced from the 2nd to the 15th of this month.
In addition, the death of one person announced by Maebashi City on the 2nd of this month has also been withdrawn.
The number of confirmed infections in the prefecture reached 169,767, of which 384 died.