In Chiba Prefecture, 6816 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus on the 17th.
1,576 fewer people than Wednesday a week ago.
On the other hand, it was announced that the four people announced from the 1st to the 14th of this month would be excluded from the infected.
The total number of infected people has reached 753,731.
This number of infected people does not include the number of people registered as infected people at the "Positive Person Registration Center", a dedicated site for those who have been confirmed to be positive by self-testing using antigen test kits.
In addition, 19 new deaths were announced, ranging from those in their 40s to those over 100 years old.
A total of 2,064 people have died.