In Chiba Prefecture, 6797 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus on the 18th.
There were less than 1,900 people compared to Thursday a week ago.
On the other hand, it was announced that the two people announced on the 30th of last month would be excluded from the infected.
The total number of infected people has reached 760,526.
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, eight deaths were announced, including those in their 60s and older.
A total of 2,072 people have died.