Akita Prefecture and Akita City announced on the 17th that 1,673 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
As a one-day announcement, it will be the highest ever, surpassing the 1351 people on the 10th of this month, which was the highest ever.
Since the prefecture withdrew one person announced on the 16th, the total number of confirmed infections in Akita Prefecture has reached 62,331.
In addition, Akita Prefecture announced that three people who were hospitalized at a medical institution died, bringing the number of confirmed deaths in the prefecture to 86.