With the new coronavirus, 2,620 new infections were announced in Ibaraki Prefecture on the 17th, 343 fewer than the same day of the previous week.
It's the 10th straight day that it's been below the same day of the previous week.
A total of 266,184 people have been confirmed to be infected in the prefecture.
In addition, two men in their 80s died, bringing the total number of deaths in the prefecture to 523.