In Kumamoto Prefecture, it was announced on the 17th that 5,157 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
It was the first time that the number of infected people in a day exceeded 5,000, and it was the highest number ever.
On the other hand, the reports of the six cases announced so far were withdrawn, and a total of five cases were counted twice, so they were excluded from the cumulative total.
This brings the total number of infected people in the prefecture to 245,832.
In addition, 11 deaths were announced, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture who tested positive to 465.